How To Trim Out A Garage Door

How to trim a garage door opening.

How to trim out a garage door. If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. The garage door sits on the front of your house facing the. So do you think installing additional 1 inch solid pvc trim on both sides will fit garage door better. Vinyl garage door trim lots of variety of materials and models to choose from when buying a garage door one of the materials that might be your choice is vinyl.

Before you lift the trim place any weather stripping you would like to have near or behind the trim to the location you wish. Vinyl garage door trim acts as a cachet between the garage door jamb and the garage door. Hi i had new garage built and just noticed that after installing trim solid pvc trim not weather seal trim my final opening is 16 1 5 and my new garage door is 16. Insert the tip and repeat prying to continue loosening the trim.

The project will take a little longer the first time you do it but you ll be trimming out doors like a pro in no time. Repeat around the perimeter of the garage door loosening all. Ask a friend to help you position the trim above the garage. Re trimming a garage door opening is a small thing that a homeowner can do to make a huge impact.

Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Vinyl trim is used the most nowadays and the reason for this is the easy installation of vinyl trims as well as the variety of colors available. The family handyman senior editor travis larson will show you how to trim a door in about 10 minutes per side. Usually the trim is made in wood however it is now available in vinyl as well.