Can you still park in the garage

[shadowhawk]

I have 7' doors now, and want 8s. I'm sure the header isn't on a load bearing wall, as the joist run parallel to the doors. I was thinking replace the header, but you bring up a good point in reusing what I have. It should be fine.

 

[chrisbh17]

View attachment 222882 I have 7' doors now, and want 8s. I'm sure the header isn't on a load bearing wall, as the joist run parallel to the doors. I was thinking replace the header, but you bring up a good point in reusing what I have. It should be fine.

Yep, I thought that way too but when it came down to it, it seemed senseless to make a new header that was the same as the old one. If I were going to a large single door, I would have bought an i-lam to span both door openings (I have 2 9' wide doors, similar to the left door in your pic).

The "hard" part was cutting between the exterior sheathing and the header, since the nails from the sheathing will go into the header. A good recip saw and blade for wood+nails made the job pretty easy. Any one that still stuck out a bit I just sunk back into the header with a hammer.

 

[olyelr]

I had enough room for an 8 foot door, but once you get past 7 foot doors stuff gets expensive quick. If I ever get a Power Wagon, it wont fit....Ill just move to a different state

I have a leveled power wagon on 35’s and am pretty sure I still fit in a 7’ door. You could probably have a 6” lifted wagon on 38’s and fit in an 8’ door still.

 

[PaleFlyer]

The puck loses functionality, I think the cell based stuff like uconnect, etc. Sat radio will still work.

I literally just finished raising the opening of our second garage door. Original size was 9x6'6" and my stock 17 big horn didn't fit.

Picked up 2 9x7 doors at home depot... Did one last weekend and the other today.

Expense wise, not a huge deal, but labor wise makes you wonder if it was worth it.

On the other hand it probably would have cost a pretty penny for a contractor to raise the height. Took me about 4 hours each opening.

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So... For those of us who don't use the sharkfin crap... Can we change to the puck? My radio is basically just Android Auto (or CarPlay when the Wife decides she doesn't want to listen to my "old" country playlist anymore...) Occasionally I'll just use AM/FM. And the clock/thermometer. As long as the clock gets GPS data for it to stay "right". Maybe occasionally actually use the GPS is the phone just does a dumb

 

[DILLIGAF]

This is why you build a Garage with a bigger door

 

[PaleFlyer]

This is why you build a Garage with a bigger door

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Until your wife decides she wants a house in an HOA that doesn't allow for an exterior building more than 8' tall, and 10x10...

 

[Fatbob Frank]

I ordered my PW then bought a house before it arrived.
I was pretty nervous about getting it in there but it fits fine...

 

[GTyankee]

2017 1500 Rebel is a hair under 78" to the top of the shark fin.
no mention of over height tires
78" = 6 foot 5 inches
84" is 7 feet
92 5/8" is the length of a lumber stud in building construction
96" is 8 feet
TRX with a Ram bar = tight 82.5" .. 81.75" top of shark fin
stolen image from TRX forum