Steel Trim Around Garage Door

Adding aluminum capping around your garage door will make this one less area of exterior home maintenance you ll need to worry about.

Steel trim around garage door.

Compare click to add item steel vertical door trim to the compare list. Step 3 position the weather stripping and trim above the garage. Aluminum capping is also referred to as aluminum cladding and aluminum wrapping. Install the trim by nail the longer side of the j to the framing lumber with the washer head metal siding nails.

If you are adding trim to other parts of the door cut those pieces out as well. For pricing and availability. This will determine how long your trim will need to be. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected.

You will need to measure both the height and the width of the garage door. Click to add item 10 steel drip cap to the compare list. 25 variations available 10 steel drip cap. Shipping ship to store free.

Use a hack saw to cut the trim to the length you need. Compare click to add item royal building products 7 16 x 2 pvc garage door stops to the compare list. Amerimax 0 5 in x 144 in musket brown j channel metal siding trim. This is step 17 in a 24 step video series that shows you how to install.

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Attach the j trim along the line that will form the upper edge of the metal siding. Comparable to 25 26 gauge sheet metal the pieces are available in lengths of 4ft 6ft and 8ft sections. Capping is the process of applying cut and formed aluminum sheeting over exterior wood trim. If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide.

Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected. The aluminum trim is made with 019 thickness aluminum. What is aluminum capping.