Next you will need to know your door height.
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Width of garage door opening standard widths are 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 and 18 height of the garage door opening standard residential heights are 7 7 6 8 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
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Measure the head room the distance between the top of the door opening or door jamb header and the ceiling of the garage.
Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance.
1 2 or 1 in one direction of the other will won t typically cause you to have to shop for a non standard garage door size.
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The rough opening is equal to the size of the door but you need to figure back head and side room before choosing and installing the new garage door.
Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
Framed in the shop opening for a smaller door.
The height of the rough opening would be the height of the garage door plus the thickness of whatever you are putting underneath the header in addition to the thickness of the mortar etc.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.
Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.