Tall Or Wide? How to Determine The Size Of Your Garage Door

A garage door for your residential area contains the width and height between 8 to 18 ft. While, if you consider installing a garage door for your commercial area, it is from 10 to 30 ft. Likewise, there are some other factors that impact on the size of your garage door. According to the majority, it should be enough to park your car without providing any scratch on it.

If you are first time dealing for a garage door, you can discuss the matter with the durham garage doors installer. Although, below are given some tips to give you an idea of what appropriate size of your garage door should be: 

 Size Of Your Vehicle
 
The height of an ideal garage door is 7 to 9 ft. Even, 9 ft seems bigger. As per your needs, you can install up to 20 ft sized garage door. One is suggested to once check and go with the vehicle size in the term of height or width.

Number Of Vehicles

Single Car Parking

The standard size for a single car varies according to the width. A garage door with 8, 9 or 10 feet in width is enough to accommodate the car, SUV or small truck. It contains the 7 to 8 feet height of the usual garage door. Maximum, it should be between 9 to 10 feet wide door.

Two Car Parking

When comes to park two cars, double door garage door with the range of 12 to 18 ft is enough. However, 16 feet is the common size chosen for the installation. 7-8 ft height will perfectly fit this size. Overall, this size is bigger enough to accommodate even trucks. 

In addition, you can call the Whitby Garage Door Repair team of professional technicians. We specialize in delivering high-quality services for the installation and repair of your any size garage doors. 

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