- A garage door opening is the largest moving object in your home. Insulated doors will help to reduce the transfer of heat or cold air into your garage. This is important for a number of reasons:
- If your garage is attached to your home, air in the garage can travel through the doorway to your living area. An insulated garage door will reduce the transfer of air from the outside to the inside.
- If you use your garage as a workshop, your comfort will be a top priority. An insulated garage door will help keep the temperature in the garage within a narrower temperature range as compared to the extreme range of the outside temperature.
- If your garage is below another room in your home, air can travel through the ceiling of the garage into the floor of the room above. An insulated door will keep temperatures in the garage fairly stable to reduce the temperature fluctuation in the room above.
- An insulated garage door is generally quieter and has a more attractive interior than a non-insulated door.
- Measure existing door width and height in feet and inches. This determines the size of door needed. The rough opening should be the same size as the door.
Width: ________________ Height: _________________
- Measure for sideroom: 3-3/4" is required on each side for installation of the vertical track for standard extension or torsion springs.
Left Sideroom: _____________________________________
Right Sideroom: _____________________________________ - Measure area labeled "headroom"—distance between the top of the door opening ("jamb header") and the ceiling (or floor joist). 10" is required for standard installation of extension springs, 12" on standard torsion springs. 14" of headroom required for Carriage House doors. If you have restricted headroom, special hardware is available. Low headroom hardware is available to reduce requirement to as low as 4-1/2". Note: If door height extends above the opening, the headroom measurement should be adjusted accordingly.
Existing Headroom: _____________________________
Headroom Needed: ______________________________
- Measure area labeled "backroom". Distance is measured from the garage door opening toward the back wall of the garage.
Backroom: _____________________________________
Common garage door sizes include 8' wide x 7' high, 9' wide x 7' high and 16' wide x 7' high. Omega Door provides most doors in nearly any size you require.
