However if you are putting bricks thick river rock stones marble or anything else on both sides that is more than 1 thick you will want the rough opening the same.
Rough opening for 10 x 7 garage door.
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.
Depending on your opening the lumber width will be 6 to 8 wide.
If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5.
Next you will need to know your door height.
Always consider the car dimensions while designing a door opening and choosing right size of the garage door.
Nail or screw 2 x 6 jambs to the framing on the top first and then the sides of the rough opening.
99 of the residential garage doors that we run across are different than these widths.
The 16 7 opening should be after the header and all the trim work is installed.
That for a 16 foot wide garage door the header should be at minimum 9 inches longer than the door.
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.
Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.
Install the header on top of the trimmers and nail.
To finish the opening cut the header and jambs from 2 lumber.
A 8 x 7 feet door will be the perfect option for any mid size sedans and most of suvs.
Bigger trucks will fit in 9 x 8 doors with very few exceptions.
Standard garage doors in our area are 8 9 16 and 18 wide.
Therefore making the width of the garage door rough opening the same size as the door would be fine if you are going to use a thin layer of stucco vinyl siding or 1 by lumber.
Cut the header from 2 x 12 lumber and to a length of the rough opening plus 6 inches.
When constructing a new garage the opening for a 16 7 garage door the opening should measure 16 7.
It is important to note.