Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need.

Trimming out a garage door opening.

Install head mantle piece first up tight to header level then nail in every other hole with 1 roofing nails in vinyl nailing flange. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to. The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time.

How to trim a garage door opening 1. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. These doubled 2 4 s should extend to the ceiling on both sides to allow for the mounting of the end bearings and brackets. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door.

Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. Instructions for garage door trim. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.

How to frame a garage door opening for garage door. Use an angle gauge to. In this video i install the wood. You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.

This will determine how long your trim will need to be. 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.