Once all the trim has been removed you may close your garage door.
Trimming out a garage door opening.
Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage.
You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door.
How to frame a garage door opening for garage door.
Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.
Overhead garage doors need a place for the track and opener to bolt to.
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.
This will determine how long your trim will need to be.
Re trimming a garage door opening is a small thing that a homeowner can do to make a huge impact.
The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side.
Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need.
Then measure the size of your garage door opening with a tape measure and write down the size.