Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening

If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well.

Trimming out a garage door opening.

Measure the inside dimensions of the garage door jamb horizontally across the top and vertically along both sides. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Use an angle gauge to.

This will determine how long your trim will need to be. Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to. Install head mantle piece first up tight to header level then nail in every other hole with 1 roofing nails in vinyl nailing flange. In this video i install the wood.

The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece. Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage.

How to frame a garage door opening for garage door. 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. 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. Instructions for garage door trim.

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. These doubled 2 4 s should extend to the ceiling on both sides to allow for the mounting of the end bearings and brackets.