How To Build A Wall With A Garage Door Opening

Take your time and use care to protect your home s curbside appeal.

How to build a wall with a garage door opening. Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage. Lay out the truss locations on the plates spacing them every 2 ft. Add siding to match existing house materials on the outside of the new wall. 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. Simply nail a 1 x 1 x 4 piece of pine to each end stud and run the string to each end. 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.

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. Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening. Cut the top and bottom plates to the measured length of the new wall. Headers should be a minimum of 12 wide.

Cover plywood sheets with a protective house wrap material before adding any type of siding. This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly. You do this with a string line run along the top plate out from the edge of the plate about 1 2.