Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both.
Double garage door measurement.
This is due to size constraints of the block of land the house is built on.
The width of double doors ranges from 12 to 16 feet.
Then we ll cover the garage sizes for single double and triple garages with double and single doors.
If you are replacing the double door on your own garage you should not assume that it is a standard size.
The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.
Most garage door manufacturers do offer standard sized garage doors.
Alternately you can install two separate doors each nine feet in width each leading into a separate parking space in your two car garage.
Like the single garage door double garage doors are 7 feet 84 inches in height.
Generally in most newly built homes a single garage is smaller in length than a double garage.
We ll round off with a discussion on garage height.
On this garage dimensions page we ll kick off with garage door dimensions by taking a look at a few car dimensions and thinking about what size garage door is best.
6m x 6m with a 5 2m door width.
Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.
That said this can be different with different companies.
A 14 by 7 foot double garage door is wide enough to fit two family cars in side by side but it may be a tight squeeze trying to comfortably fit an suv and a four door car side by side.
If you re planning a garage that s wider you can select an overhead door that s 16 feet wide leaving you 2 feet of additional space on each side of the door.