Next measure the sideroom or space available on the left and right sides of the opening.
How tall is a garage door opening.
The ideal size for an 8 x 14 garden shed is a 6 x 6 6 garage door.
If you have a large enough opening or you re building a new home you have the option to get a double garage door.
That should easily fit most cars but not all.
Begin by using a tape measure to determine the width and height of the door opening in inches.
Leading garage door manufacturers typically sell doors in widths ranging from 8 feet to 20 feet.
For example in areas where golf cart transportation is popular garage doors are usually available to suit these small vehicles.
The height of the rough opening would be the height of the garage door plus the thickness of whatever you are putting underneath the header in addition to the thickness of the mortar etc.
Most vertical track systems.
The size of the door will.
Smaller sizes can be found.
To put it into perspective if the garage door is let s say 8ft tall make the height of your opening 8ft 1 5 inches tall.
You might be surprised at the range of standard sizes that exist today for garage doors.
The height of your car makes a difference.
You probably noticed that the height of a standard garage door is consistently 7 feet.
However in terms of height it can go up to 12 feet to accommodate an rv.
As for the height it is 7 or 8 feet.
For an approximately 12 x 22 detached garage or one attached to your house the most common width is 8 or 9 feet.
Measure the head room the distance between the top.