The smaller standard 8 foot wide doors are not being installed in many new houses these days but there are still plenty of older homes with garages built to house smaller cars.
Standard dimentions of garage door in new homes.
Single doors are wide enough for one car to drive through.
The standard residential garage door sizes are single door and double door.
While double garage doors range in size from 12 to 20.
The standard for a double car garage is generally 16 feet while 9 feet is the most common width for a single car garage.
You may have a two car garage that has two single doors with a post between them.
8 garage interior.
16 garage doorway width the single door.
Some modern single garage doors are even ten feet wide but the standard single garage door is still eight to nine feet.
Here are the key numbers.
The standard height remains the same however at 80 inches.
The standard height.
While these garage door sizes are standard there are other configurations available.
Double doors are wide enough for two cars.
If you re building a 3 car garage you re moving up in the world.
It is recommended that the depth of your garage be at least 6 89 feet to allow for the garage door to open properly.
Replacement garage doors are readily available for these homes.
Double garage doors are exactly as they sound double the size of a single door.
While a door width of 36 inches is oversized for an interior door it s the standard size for front doors.
Garage doorway width double door.
As kids start driving it s not unusual to have 3 cars in the family and so a 3 car garage is handy.