How To Frame A Garage Door In Block Wall. Frame the rough opening for the garage door to 3 inches wider than the garage door you have selected. Ad search garage doors automatic.
Drill 2 holes each as close to the corners as possible and on all sides of your frame all the way into the block. Both the sleeve anchor and tapcon® allow door frames to be placed in position, leveled and plumbed before the anchor is inserted through the door frame. Depending upon the type of bolts you use, they may be drilled into the wall or installed using a hammer.
Install the header, jambs and center pad of the frame using a 2″ x 6″ lumber for the header, jambs and center pad.
Ad excellence is our guarantee! 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. I’ll explain the process more extensively, as we proceed. Actual width is 1/4 under nominal door size, to allow for 1/8 clearance on hinge and strike sides.