Making Garage Door Taller

Measuring a residential garage door is more than determining the dimensions of the door but making sure the garage can accommodate a garage door opener and the door in both open and closed positions.

Making garage door taller.

One way to do it would be to get wall extensions for the entire the garage and then cut the roof of the garage off lifting it up to the height you want it. But even with the smaller trailers the dimensions you would need for garage of at least 10 feet width and 10 12 feet height. It has the old style carriage doors. The wife wants to replace the two with one 16 overhead garage door.

Standard single car garage door widths start at 8 feet for single car garages and move up in 12 inch increments to 10 feet wide. With this kind of width and height dimension you would need garage of around 12 feet width and 12 feet of height door. I have a detached two car garage that is getting up there in years. Older homes have smaller openings for garage doors making it more difficult to fit modern vehicles in.

We had a few contractors in to give us. Double car garage doors typically start at 12 feet wide and move. It is possible to install larger garage doors to give. The garage also needs a new floor and a new roof.

Begin by using a tape measure to determine the width and height of the door opening in inches. Travel trailer also come in smaller sizes and they may need smaller door.