Header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening.
Honw many studs for wall with garage door opening.
With respect to the comment suggesting that the code requires an inordinate number of studs on each side of garage door openings it does not.
Two trimmer studs or jack studs which fit inside the king studs and are the same height as the door casing.
On both sides of the garage door you will have as few as two 2x4 s to as many as four 2x4 s nailed together.
Cut two 2 x 6 pieces of lumber and attach to the face of the wall running from the edge of your garage door jambs to the ceiling of your garage.
Never cut a wall top plate.
You can add some 1 x 3 or even 1 x 2 studs attached directly to the concrete block and mount the drywall directly to them.
And a horizontal header across the top of the door that preserves the structural integrity.
The last step is nailing on the top plates.
King studs header trimmer lower cripples windowsill upper cripples.
Pull a measurement from the floor of your space to the ceiling next to the door opening.
You can do this two different ways.
5 cut the studs and sill plate to the width required.
This is the perfect location to mount garage door and garage door opener hardware.
Photo 1 from the back and front surface of studs and joists.
Either way will work fine.
Don t cut out the plate that spans the bottom of a door opening until the wall is set.
This lumber will be used to attach your garage door track and a portion of your assembly.
These studs on either side of the garage door are easy to locate visually and serve to support the garage door opening.
Build the window and door openings.
With 2 4 framing that means you have to hold two cables running side by side tight to each other.
Header requirement 2 at minimum the header should be 12 wide with doubled 2 4 at opening and ceiling running the width of the door with a 2 4 in the center of the opening for the center bracket to attach to.
The door frame will consist of two king studs which run the entire height of the wall frame.
Because there s no insulation in between you ll need to waterproof your garage walls before you start.
Assemble a window opening in this order.