How To Add An Exterior Door To A Garage

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How to add an exterior door to a garage.

The new door fits nicely in the opening. Before installing the door wrap the rough opening in flashing. You will like keeping in the heat during the winter. I have two 9x7 ft garage doors and an exterior door on the side.

How to do it. To provide a moisture barrier apply building paper to the exposed areas of the walls and door frame. Consider adding internal blinds for a controllable level of privacy. Do not nail the drip edge.

Next set the doorframe in the opening and center it in the opening. Once the door is plumb and fastened. Drive the screw through the open hole in each hinge to anchor the door frame and prevent sagging. I could not tell how wide the window was in the earlier picture.

Cut the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening and slide it underneath the siding at the top of the opening. The therma tru door includes an uninstalled no. Often a quick look from the. View all side of garage doors.

Drive a screw through the 2 x 4 wall studs into the ends of the header to secure it in place. Many homeowners have a door on the side of their garage that gives them easy access to their backyard or a side yard. Cut a piece of the drip edge to fit the width of the rough opening. Once you ve determined the location for a new entry door check for obstacles in the wall.

In the really cold weather i try using my exterior door when possible.