Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening
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Trimming out a garage door opening. Vinyl trim is used the most nowadays and the reason for this is the easy installation of vinyl trims as well as the variety of colors available. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. 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. How to trim a garage door opening 1.
Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. In this video i install the wood. How to frame a garage door opening for garage door.
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. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to.
You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. Install head mantle piece first up tight to header level then nail in every other hole with 1 roofing nails in vinyl nailing flange. Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door.
Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. Instructions for garage door trim.