Making Garage Door Bigger

How to make a door frame wider step 1.

Making garage door bigger.

If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. If there isn t enough room above the opening this can t be done without raising the roof of the garage. Buy your larger garage door. The span above the door opening is framed with a long header that supports the wall area above the door and this header will need to be raised or rebuilt in order to increase the overall door size.

The garage door on the house we are buying is too narrow to fit most cars through see photo. One way to do it would be to get wall extensions for the entire the garage and then cut the roof of the garage off lifting it up to the height you want it. Making room for a bigger garage door. Pry the molding away from the wall with a pry bar making sure not to damage the drywall around the door.

Because garage doors are usually sized to snugly fit the dimensions of the garage itself making the door larger usually means making the garage larger. Remove the wood frame pieces and. I solve a big problem i have had with this garage door being too small. Things you ll need drill phillips head drill bit hammer tape measure black marker jigsaw level 2 by 4 by 8 piece of lumber hand saw siding stripping small box of nails small box of 3 1 2 inch screws garage door.

Remove the existing door from the frame by unscrewing the screws on the hinges and lifting the door away. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. To make sure the. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.

I had had problem getting my tractor in with the rops up and getting some larger tru. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. I d like to get an estimate on expanding the door frame area see red circle properly reinforcing the top and installing a new garage door single car.