How To Build A Wall With A Garage Door Opening

Add siding to match existing house materials on the outside of the new wall.

How to build a wall with a garage door opening.

As you place each garage wall framing structure into position you want to first make sure it is in a straight line before you secure your bracing. Install a couple of blocks to keep the bottom of the truss from sliding off the top of the wall. Simply nail a 1 x 1 x 4 piece of pine to each end stud and run the string to each end. Nail 2x4s together to form l s and use them to temporarily hold the gable end trusses upright.

Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to. Doubled 2 4 s at minimum should be at each edge of the garage door to allow for the mounting of the tracks and jamb brackets. Headers should be a minimum of 12 wide. Calculate the placement for any door opening and cut the jack and cripple studs to length.

Cover plywood sheets with a protective house wrap material before adding any type of siding. Install 1 2 inch plywood to sheath the exterior of the garage door opening. Take the shortest ceiling measurement subtract the thickness of the two plates and cut all the studs to this length. Take your time and use care to protect your home s curbside appeal.

Lay out the truss locations on the plates spacing them every 2 ft. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. You do this with a string line run along the top plate out from the edge of the plate about 1 2.