Garage Door Rough Opening Chart

A garage door rough opening is the hole in the wall of your garage that the garage door will be installed into. The rough opening must be the correct size for the garage door that you have chosen. If the rough opening is too small, the garage door will not fit properly and will not be able to open and close correctly. If the rough opening is too large, the garage door will not be secure and will not be able to protect your garage from the elements.

The size of the rough opening will vary depending on the size of the garage door that you have chosen. The rough opening should be 2 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the door itself. For example, if you have chosen a 9' x 7' garage door, the rough opening should be 11' x 9'.

It is important to note that the rough opening size is not the same as the finished opening size. The finished opening size is the size of the hole in the wall after the garage door has been installed. The finished opening size will be slightly smaller than the rough opening size.

The following chart provides the rough opening sizes for different sizes of garage doors:

Garage Door Size	Rough Opening Size
8' x 7'	10' x 9'
9' x 7'	11' x 9'
10' x 7'	12' x 9'
11' x 7'	13' x 9'
12' x 7'	14' x 9'
8' x 8'	10' x 10'
9' x 8'	11' x 10'
10' x 8'	12' x 10'
11' x 8'	13' x 10'
12' x 8'	14' x 10'