Filling In A Garage Door Opening

An attached garage is a ready made enclosed space with the framing roof and siding already in place.

Filling in a garage door opening.

As the foundation to the existing garage is not likely to be traditional it s probably a shallow slab a new foundation may be needed for the new wall. We have seen many people try and save time and money by leaving the frame in when they try to block up an opening but this never works. If the garage has a support column build a temporary bridge support by doubling up some 2 by 6 temporary headers and wedging them under the garage door header with 2 by 4 stilts on either side. Take down the garage door and tracking before you implement the framework plan.

With the garage door removed attach a pressure treated bottom wall plate to the concrete to be used for the new wall. Remodeling the garage door area appropriately will make. As part of the garage conversion it is likely that the original garage door will be in filled with a new wall and possibly a window or door. Add 2 by 4 inch framing boards on 16 inch centres to fill in the wall area.

Consider hiring a garage door contractor to remove the doors if you have this style spring. Mar 11 2017 explore donna brown s board closing in a garage followed by 324 people on pinterest. Width of garage door opening standard widths are 8 9 10 12 14 16 17 and 18 height of the garage door opening standard residential heights are 7 7 6 8 header the header is ideally a minimum 12 wide micro laminated beam that spans the width of the garage door opening. See more ideas about garage conversion garage doors garage renovation.

The first step in converting a garage is to remove the door and build a wall. Include window space in the framework if you will install a single window or a larger window section. Converting a garage to a home addition calls for enclosing the door space. See our project on removing window and door frames to first get the old wooden frame out of the way.

Any changes should not leave telltale signs the exterior wall space used to be the garage door opening. In this video i m blocking up the garage door as part of my workshop upgrade to v2 0. Filling in a door or window opening is not hard and as long as you have the correct equipment it can be done fairly quickly.