How To Frame A Garage Door Opening In A Pole Barn. Cut four 2 x 4 trimmers to this length and nail two each to either side of the rough opening. Don’t nail the sole plate to the floor between the jack stud locations because this portion of the plate will be removed before the door is installed.
Don’t nail the sole plate to the floor between the jack stud locations because this portion of the plate will be removed before the door is installed. (don't forget slab thickness if pour is last) We offer packages for garages, farm buildings, workshops, residences, and commercial buildings.
The opening was 24.5″ x 96.5″.
However the builders framed the opening square (instead of angle cut), and then cut the endwall steel to match the square opening, followed by installing the steel siding to match the opening. Install trim after wall steel but fasten panels after j trim and hem trim are in place. And it should be about 4″ to 5″ inches wider. The opening was 24.5″ x 96.5″.