The final opening needs to be 8 0.
Rough opening for 8x7 garage door.
If opening will be perfectly level and plumb 1 2 to 3 4 smaller than door.
After your trim boards.
However if you are putting bricks thick river rock stones marble or anything else on both sides that is more than 1 thick you will want the rough opening the same.
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99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
Next you will need to know your door height.
How do i make a rough opening for an 8 x 7 garage door.
Step 1 measure the old door if you are replacing an existing door with one of the same size or the new door of choice if you are building a new garage.
1 2 or 1 in one direction of the other will won t typically cause you to have to shop for a non standard garage door size.
Therefore making the width of the garage door rough opening the same size as the door would be fine if you are going to use a thin layer of stucco vinyl siding or 1 by lumber.
Kasha vandeveer 3 years ago no comments.
Make sure to allow for an uneven floor.
Rough opening for 8x7 garage door.
If i have an 8x7 garage door and the finished faces are just going to be 1 x pieces what should the rough opening be.
If sides are not.