How To Add An Exterior Door To A Garage
Many homeowners have a door on the side of their garage that gives them easy access to their backyard or a side yard.
How to add an exterior door to a garage. View all side of garage doors. You will like keeping in the heat during the winter. I have two 9x7 ft garage doors and an exterior door on the side. Before installing the door wrap the rough opening in flashing.
Assemble jack and king studs. To provide a moisture barrier apply building paper to the exposed areas of the walls and door frame. Once you ve determined the location for a new entry door check for obstacles in the wall. I could not tell how wide the window was in the earlier picture.
How to do it. Cut a piece of the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening. Once the door is plumb and fastened. The therma tru door includes an uninstalled no.
In the really cold weather i try using my exterior door when possible. The new door fits nicely in the opening. Consider adding internal blinds for a controllable level of privacy. Do not nail the drip edge.
10 x 2 1 2 wood screw for each hinge. Use the door shims if needed. Cut the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening and slide it underneath the siding at the top of the opening. Next set the doorframe in the opening and center it in the opening.
Remove the door from the pre hung frame by removing the hinge pins.