Measure the backroom the distance from the garage door opening to the back wall of the garage.
Normal garage door clearance.
Most standard garage doors with extension springs require a minimum of 10 inches of headroom.
Clearance minimums for low headroom.
9 garage interior width.
Here are the key numbers.
A single car garage door is typically 8 feet wide adding another 8 feet in width for every additional vehicle with a standard height of 7 feet.
Also perhaps you have a sizeable property and want to build an additional garage.
This is for a normal home with a normal car truck suv or van parked inside.
20 ideally you ll have 2 8 clearance on each side of the car.
Doors that use torsion springs require at least 12 inches of headroom.
If so it helps to know the dimensions.
Leading garage door manufacturers typically sell doors in widths ranging from 8 feet to 20 feet.
121 mm to 12 in.
Standard sizes you might be surprised at the range of standard sizes that exist today for garage doors.
Standard systems require 10 inches of headroom while some require 12 inches while garage door openers often require an additional three inches of clearance.
304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom.
In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.
But hang on a second.
Car clearance to be able to open the average car door in a garage there needs to be a minimum of 2ft 6ins or 76cm from the car door to the nearest obstruction.
When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in.
51 mm to standard lift movements.
On the other hand if there is only 4 in.
That s to be comfortable.
Well normal garage doors measure 8 x 7 feet 9 x 7 feet and 10 x 7 feet all around.
It is also a good idea to have a 3 foot wide door to the exterior on the side of the garage.
Many townhomes growing in popularity have a 1 car garage.
The single 16 foot wide 4 9 meter wide garage door is large enough to allow two cars to fit.
Typically we allow for 9 to 10 feet in width per car and 20 to 24 feet in depth.
The reason for the additional clearance for torsion spring doors is due to the brackets that hold each end of the torsion bar.
