The Clopay Confidence System® includes our patented EZ-SET® Spring System to make installation easier, faster and safer for do-it-yourselfers. Winding the spring takes only a few seconds using a 3/8" drill and no lifting is required. An illustrated manual outlines every step of the garage door installation process. Find your installation manual. Our installation how-to videos cover the entire process from the tools required to measuring and installing the door. Review our Frequently Asked Questions Call our installation help line at 1-800-2CLOPAY (1-800-225-6729) Garage Door Installation How-To-Measure for your New Residential Garage Door Use the drawing and instructions below to measure your existing garage door. Take these measurements to your local installing dealer or retailer to purchase the Clopay® garage door that is right for you. Step #1 Measure the width and height (1 and 2) of your door opening in feet and inches to determine the garage door size you need.
The rough opening should be the same size as the door. Step #2 Measure area labeled sideroom left and right (3 and 4) - a minimum 3-3/4" is required on each side for installation of the vertical track for a standard extension spring, standard torsion spring and the EZ-SET® Torsion Spring System; 5-1/2" for the EZ-SET® Extension Spring System. Step #3 Measure area labeled headroom (5), which is the distance between the top of the door opening (jamb header) and the ceiling (or floor joist). 10" is required for the standard extension spring or EZ-SET® Extension Spring System while 12" is required for a standard torsion spring and EZ-SET® Torsion Spring System. If you have restricted headroom, special hardware is available. Additional headroom is required for installation of an automatic garage door opener. NOTE: If garage door height extends above the opening, the headroom measurement should be adjusted proportionately. Step #4 Measure area labeled backroom (6) – distance is measured from the garage door opening toward the back wall of the garage.
Door height plus 18" is required. Additional back room may be required for automatic garage door opener installation. How to Install a Garage Door 1.See illustrated installation instructions included with all Clopay® garage doors 2.Remove exisiting garage door 3.Attach hardware to door section 4.Place sections in opening 5.Install track, insert rollers. 6.Attach springs and connect cables Call our installation help line at 1-800-2CLOPAY (1-800-225-6729) with any questions.How to Frame a Garage Door 1. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. 2. Measure the distance from the bottom plate of the wall to a point that is 1 1/2 inches higher that the garage door height. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. These trimmers should be on edge just as the studs in the wall rather 3. Cut the header from 2 x 12 lumber and to a length of the rough opening plus 6 inches.
Install the header on top of the trimmers and nail. 4. Nail or screw 2 x 6 jambs to the framing on the top first and then the sides of the rough opening. After installing the jambs, your garage door opening should now be the same size as the garage door. You are finished framing and ready to install the garage door. CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE YOUR GARAGE DOOR! what is the rough opening for a standard 8 x 7 roll up garage door? I am building a work shop and have flexibility in the rough opening. sort by best latest says 7 years ago | 6 years ago |Measure Your Rough Opening ______by______ = size door you need A (width) B (height) Note: Measure opening in feet and inches. Refer to the height chart below for minimum areas required for your door to operate correctly. All steel used in this product is 100% recyclable at the end of its useful life.Garage doors sizes are available in a variety of sizes. To determine how to properly install the perfect door you are going to want to know how the dimensions for single, double, commercials, and RV garage doors.
This is important because depending on your lifestyle and the use of the door will determine which type you should invest into. The first thing you should be concerned about is the specifications for garage doors. Well, normal garage doors measure 8 x 7 feet, 9 x 7 feet and 10 x 7 feet all around. This is for a normal home with a normal car, truck, SUV, or van parked inside. You should reconsider the specifications for your garage door if you have multiple vehicles, or a large vehicle to park inside. Top garage door manufacturers include: Clopay, Wayne-Dalton and Amarr. Click Here For more info on standard garage door sizes. Big trucks, bobtails, and RVs are not the type of vehicles that can easily fit in a garage door of this length. If you have a lot of other stuff inside of your garage and it is bigger then you may need a bigger door. When you build a garage make it bigger as well as the rough opening so it can accommodate bigger vehicles. Have more than one vehicle?
The size chart of a double garage door measures out to 12 x 7 feet, 14 x 7 feet and 16 x 7 feet. This is designed for more than one vehicle and for bigger vehicles to fit inside your garage as well. Manufacturers offer this length and the length presented earlier for single and double car garage doors. Keep that in mind when shopping around. Before you purchase a vehicle that you want to keep inside consider its length. Make sure you have enough room for both vehicles to fit into your garage so that there is no problem fitting everything in to one place. More info on double garage door sizes. RVs have bigger room to accommodate for, so keep in mind the specifications for RV garage doors are 16’ wide by 8’ tall garage door and 9’ ceiling. Before you have a new garage built make sure that the architect has designed plans to allow your RV to fit inside. The last thing you need is to realize that your RV won’t fit into your garage while it is in the process of being built.
Inform your architect and contractors that you want the garage big enough to park your RV as well as other items. Communication is key when you want to have something built as close to your specifications as possible. To learn more about RV door sizes click here. This depends on the size of the trucks that make deliveries to your business. The more trucks that you have dock in to your business on a daily basis the bigger the garage doors. You should be more concerned about length over height. Determine how many trucks you want to fit at once to dock in your commercial garage. Leave extra room so that it does not get too crowded inside. It’s a good idea to measure the length of the biggest trucks that will drop off loads and then to figure out how many you want at a given time. You’ll get a good sense of how much space you should make for your commercial garage doors. That is simple, you use a tape measure. This simple tool is useful for all measurements. First measure the height of the door and then write that down.