How To Build Double Garage Doors

Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2.

How to build double garage doors.

The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door. In order to build the doors we recommend you to use the piece of siding cut out to make the opening. We ll make a 12 foot 3 7 meter wide and 9 foot 2 7 meter high door opening. The most efficient way to design it is by drawings.

Build the double doors from t1 11 siding and 1 4 trims. Use a square to make sure the corners are right angles. It is okay with rough sketches because the key is to make it all clear in your mind to get easier work while installing it. My first problem was that i could probably build doors just fine but there is brick on both sides of my garage door opening.

If you have wood or metal covered wood around your garage door opening then you could optionally skip ahead to actually building the door. Add glue to the joints for a proper bond. Attach the trims to the panels and insert nails to lock them together tightly. Cut the piece of plywood in half and attach to it the 1 4 trims.

Repeat the process on the bottom of the door. Press the boards in between the side frame and line up the top of the board with the top of the door. Apply glue to the back of the boards like you did with the side frame pieces. Glue the boards onto the top and bottom of your door.

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. Measure the width and height of the door opening. 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. Three simple steps to build swing out garage doors.