Common Garage Door Sizes for Your Home
There are several common garage door sizes that can fit your home. While this doesn’t mean you don’t need to measure your garage door opening, it gives you a good starting place when measuring.
In this article, we’ll explain what the common garage door sizes are and why it’s best that you measure your garage rather than relying on these measurements 100%. Let’s get started.
One Car Garage Door Sizes
The best place to start is with one car garage doors. These are garage doors that are large enough for only one standard sized car, truck or SUV to pass through. They can be used on garages that fit one car or can fit multiple cars.
The width of a one car garage is either 7, 8 or 9 feet width and has a height of 7 or 8 feet. That makes these doors large enough to fit one car into your garage.
Two Car Garage Door Sizes
Two car garage doors are much longer than one car garage doors and can comfortably fit two cars, trucks or SUVs through them without any problems. These doors are made for larger garages that can fit multiple cars.
The width of a two car garage is typically double a one car garage – 14, 16 or 18 feet. Like one car garage doors, the height is usually around 7 or 8 feet. You’ll be able to fit almost any car, truck or SUV into your garage easily.
RV Garage Door Sizes
You may be think that that’s all we need to talk about but there’s still more. If you have a garage specifically for your RV, you’re going to need a special garage door. These doors tend to be much taller to fit the larger vehicles.
Typically, RV garage doors are 12 or 14 feet wide. The height is the major difference between an RV garage door and a standard replacement garage door. RV Garage doors are usually around 12 to 16 feet tall since an RV is elevated. Most RVs will be able to get into a 16 foot tall garage.
Your Garage Won’t Always Fit the Norm: Custom Garage Door Sizes
Just because there are common garage door sizes doesn’t mean that your garage door opening matches any of them. If none of these door sizes match your garage, you’ll need to get a custom garage door made specifically for your home.
Custom garage doors can be made to fit any size garage door opening.  Whether your garage door is a standard sized or unique, get a free quote now and see why 400,000 homeowners have trusted us with their home improvement projects.
How to Take Garage Door Measurements
When measuring for a replacement garage door, there are a few things you need to consider that you might have overlooked. The obvious place to start measuring is with the opening. Start from one edge of the opening and measure to the other edge for the width. Then measure from the floor to the top of the opening for the height.
Once you’ve gotten those measurements, you need to measure the head room and side room of your garage. The head room is the space above your garage door opening to the ceiling and the side room is how much space is on each side of the opening to the wall. You should have a foot on each side and above your garage door but it may vary from garage to garage.
The last thing you should measure is the depth of your garage. This helps determine how much space you have for your garage door to open. The depth of your garage should be a minimum of a foot longer than the height of your garage door. This will give it a enough space to open without hitting the back wall.
Hire an Expert to Get the Perfect Garage Door Measurements
You shouldn’t measure and install your own garage door. If even the smallest thing goes wrong, your replacement garage door won’t work properly. A professional garage door installer has installed many garage doors in the pasts and knows exactly what they’re doing to guarantee your garage door will be installed correctly.
If you’re looking for garage door installers in the Midwest, get a free quote from Danley’s. The installers are factory trained and certified meaning they’re educated in the latest and greatest garage door technology. You’ll love your new Danley’s garage door!
Common Garage Door Sizes and Styles
Not only do you have to choose the size of garage door you need, you’ll have to select what kind of garage door you want. Living in the Midwest, you’ll need a garage door that can withstand the harsh seasons.
That means you can rule out wood and aluminum. Wood is extremely susceptible to warping, rotting and expanding when exposed to moisture and aluminum absorbs heat very quickly and isn’t very energy efficient.
Steel garage doors are the way to go, especially insulated ones. They’ll never rot, warp or expand and will keep your garage comfortable all year long.
When you choose Feldco for your garage door, you’ll be getting a beautiful product that’s available in all the common garage door sizes as well as custom sizes to fit your current garage door opening.
Know the Common Garage Door Sizes
Knowing the common garage door sizes is a great place to start when looking for a replacement. They can be a great guideline for the height and the width of the opening. That being said you need to make sure you get proper measurements so you’re getting the exact size you need.
When in doubt, hire a professional to measure and install your replacement garage door. They’ll be able to get proper measurements so everything fits correctly and then install it so everything functions properly. Get your free quote from Feldco now and enjoy your new garage door!
