How To Build Double Garage Doors

Measure the width and height of the door opening.

How to build double garage doors.

Three simple steps to build swing out garage doors. The most efficient way to design it is by drawings. Apply glue to the back of the boards like you did with the side frame pieces. Attach the trims to the panels and insert nails to lock them together tightly.

We ll make a 12 foot 3 7 meter wide and 9 foot 2 7 meter high door opening. Building the double door is a straight forward job especially if you use the right plans and carpentry techniques. Divide the height evenly by three. Fitting the double doors.

Cut the piece of plywood in half and attach to it the 1 4 trims. In order to build the doors we recommend you to use the piece of siding cut out to make the opening. 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. The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door.

My first problem was that i could probably build doors just fine but there is brick on both sides of my garage 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. 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. Glue the boards onto the top and bottom of your door.

Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2. Repeat the process on the bottom of the door. Add glue to the joints for a proper bond. Use a square to make sure the corners are right angles.