Framing Arched Garage Door Opening

To me this destroys the whole look of the house and only shows a lack of planning.

Framing arched garage door opening.

Cut the header from 2 x 12 lumber and to a length of the rough opening plus 6 inches. Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.

Screw the plywood to both sides of the l placing a three inch screw every six inches. Pieces of plywood equals 2 3 4 inch wide blocking 3. Measure spring line from the floor to point at which the arch begins to curve. Measure door width from door jamb to door jamb.

If you are using a raised panel door the edges of the panels will disappear behind the wall if you make the opening too small. Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly. For standard hardware this is usually around 18 inches above the header.

Measure layout and cut two plywood arches that represent the top of your arched door opening 2. Repeat the process to form the other corner. Screw the 2 x 4 s back together reforming the 36 inch by 12 inch l. Nail or screw 2 x 6 jambs to the framing on the top first and then the sides of the rough opening.

You get the picture. If it s 9ft the opening must be 9ft 3 inches and so on. Place a corner in the corner of the garage door opening and screw through the 2 x 4 s into the framing of the garage door opening. Measure door height from the floor to the center of the arch.

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. Verify width at bottom middle and top of door opening. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. Speaking of disappearing panels and arched openings this also brings up the question of what is the best type of garage door to use.

The width of the rough opening should be 3 inches greater than the width of the garage door you are purchasing. Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. For instance if the width of the garage door is 8ft the rough opening should be 8ft 3 inches wide. Back framing the garage door first the inside vertical jambs are lined with wood to mount the track to.

Install the header on top of the trimmers and nail.