How To Build Double Garage Doors

My first problem was that i could probably build doors just fine but there is brick on both sides of my garage door opening.

How to build double garage doors.

Glue the boards onto the top and bottom of your door. We ll make a 12 foot 3 7 meter wide and 9 foot 2 7 meter high door opening. Build the double doors from t1 11 siding and 1 4 trims. Press the boards in between the side frame and line up the top of the board with the top of the door.

The most efficient way to design it is by drawings. Even so the posts were only like five bucks apiece so you could use them to help plumb in a not so vertical opening or for just. This is how i built low cost barn doors i also made low cost hinges i bought the basic hinge and cut 1 4 x2 x18 steel and drill the 3 8 holes lined up wit. Fitting the double doors.

In order to build the doors we recommend you to use the piece of siding cut out to make the opening. Add glue to the joints for a proper bond. Apply glue to the back of the boards like you did with the side frame pieces. If you have wood or metal covered wood around your garage door opening then you could optionally skip ahead to actually building the door.

Building the double door is a straight forward job especially if you use the right plans and carpentry techniques. Measure the width and height of the door opening. Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2. Attach the trims to the panels and insert nails to lock them together tightly.

Divide the height evenly by three. Repeat the process on the bottom of the door. The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door. Use a square to make sure the corners are right angles.