Dismantle the door by removing the hardware on the sides and the hinges between sections.
How to fill in a garage door opening.
Skew the panel from its track and lower the end of the panel to the floor.
Using a nut driver bit in your portable drill remove the hex head screws that connect the garage door panel hinges to the uppermost panel.
Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage.
Disconnect the spring or springs from the door.
How to design a fill in for a garage door opening step 1.
Repeat with the second and third panels.
This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.
Draw the house with its present exterior materials.
You must release a torsion spring mounted above the door with winding rods.
Take down the garage door and tracking before you implement the framework plan.
Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to.
Add 2 by 4 inch framing boards on 16 inch centres to fill in the wall area.
Take down the garage door and tracking before you.
The short side is fixed to the edge of the opening by drilling the masonry and plugging and screwing the frame ties in place.
Headers should be a minimum of 12 wide.
Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.
How to convert a garage door opening into a wall.
Doubled 2 4 s at minimum should be at each edge of the garage door to allow for the mounting of the tracks and jamb brackets.
Sketch the curbside view of the door space in various ways.
Once the old frame is out of the way you will need to fix some frame ties either side of the opening.
Plan to add wooden framework to fill the empty space.
Include window space in the framework if you will install a single window or a larger window section.