How To Frame A Garage Door In A Pole Barn

Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.

How to frame a garage door in a pole barn.

Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. Attach the mounting board by firmly nailing it to the joists inside the pole barn. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. We installed blocking on the exterior frame and completed the heade.

Do not fasten steel panels until trim is in place. Measure the distance from the bottom plate of the wall to a point that is 1 1 2 inches higher that the garage door height. My friend michael came out to help with framing in the 12 by 10 overhead garage door. Make sure the mounting board is slightly larger than the door rails and that it can sustain a lot of weight when supporting the sliding door.

Don t forget slab thickness if pour is last outside door jamb is 2x4 inside is 2x4 or 2x6 depending on door size. Assemble the door track. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. These doubled 2 4 s should extend to the ceiling on both sides to allow for the mounting of the end bearings and brackets.

Today s guest contributor is irene trentham content marketing strategist of arizona s best garage door and repair company a locally owned enterprise specializing in installing new garage doors and repairing defective ones for phoenix arizona area residents. What to consider in a post frame garage door. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected. 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.

If door is on sidewall use 2x12 if door height is 12 less than sidewall height.