Making Garage Door Bigger

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.

Making garage door bigger.

Pry the molding away from the wall with a pry bar making sure not to damage the drywall around the door. 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. 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. The garage door on the house we are buying is too narrow to fit most cars through see photo.

How to make a door frame wider step 1. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. 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. Next take the measurements you have and go buy your bigger garage door.

Remove the wood frame pieces and. Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected. If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. Buy your larger garage door.

If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. I had had problem getting my tractor in with the rops up and getting some larger tru. I solve a big problem i have had with this garage door being too small. Making room for a bigger garage door.

If there isn t enough room above the opening this can t be done without raising the roof of the garage. Remove the existing door from the frame by unscrewing the screws on the hinges and lifting the door away. The first thing you need to do is take measurements of the.