Several years ago, it would be unnecessary to talk about the sizes of garage doors. Chem-Pruf’s Retrofit Style 4 equal rabbet frame has a profile of 1 ¾” x five ¾” and is typically applied to maximize door leaf size. So if you had been framing for a 36-inch door, the rough opening would be 38 inches wide. Chem-Pruf’s Style two frame has a profile of three/4” x five 3/4” with a fixed two five/8” return developed to trim the wall, concealing rough and unfinished wall surfaces and can be rated up to 90 minutes. Bypass doors (doors that slide past one particular one more on a track) with a wood frame, the rough opening is the general width of the doors plus 1 inch, and the height would be 82 inches.

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