Putting A Door In A Garage Wall

For this project you will need concrete masonry.

Putting a door in a garage wall. Caulk underneath the spots where the bottom of the jamb and brick moulding will be. Add another set of marks across the top of the frame to represent a steel lintel that will support the load above the door. Learn how to properly install a entry door inside your basement where you have to mount it to concrete walls. Engage the help of friends to lift the garage door off its.

Measure the garage door opening. When you cut the doorway you may end up with voids where you cut the bricks especially with frogged bricks laid frog down. Mark the opening size for the door on both sides of the wall. However the door frame should cover up any inperfections.

Check the fit before installing a new door and enlarge the opening as necessary. Next set the doorframe in the opening and center it in the opening. Take down the garage door from the tracking system. Use 2 by 6 inch lumber to frame in the open garage door space.

Drive a screw through the 2 x 4 wall studs into the ends of the header to secure it in place. How to seal your garage door build a wall step 1. Place the header on top of the two 81 inch studs. Remove the door from the pre hung frame by removing the hinge pins.

Your garage will almost certainly be built with one of the above solid bricks do exist but are very unlikely to be used in a modern garage.