Trimming Out A Garage Door Opening

How to trim a garage door opening 1.

Trimming out a garage door opening.

In this video i install the wood. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. How to frame a garage door opening for garage door.

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

Check existing rough opening for proper height width and plumb. 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. Measure for the brick molding the trim that will face the street starting with the top piece.

Install head mantle piece first up tight to header level then nail in every other hole with 1 roofing nails in vinyl nailing flange. Instructions for garage door trim. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well. 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. 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.