Garage Door Frame casing/facia?

[Labradorian]

Hello all

I recently built, with the help from a friend of a friend, a 28x30 garage. He is a seasoned buildor and did all the framing and stuff. I did all the sheathing and electrical and insulation, soffit, facia and siding.

The one thing that he was suppose to do was the covering of the garage door frame, I'm not sure what you call it, the white aluminum that covers the frame around the garage door!(facia?, capping?)
He was going to do it because he had at the time a metal Brake. Well I have been waiting since last Christmas for him to do it and tired of waiting, he just informed me that he sold the Brake to a friend and now I know it's likely never get done.

QUESTION IS.

Do I need a brake to install this aluminum facia on my door frame or can I purchase this stuff from like home depot? The frame around my garage doors are 2x8 or 2x10, need to confirm, as the walls are 2x6.

Other than finding someone else with a brake, what are my options here? I have attached a pic of garage.

Cheers

 

[p_mori7]

It's called a "Siding Break".

You need it if you want nice straight bends in the aluminium capping.

Try calling some rain gutter / aluminium siding guys in your area for pricing.

You can probably also rent one pretty cheap.

 

[Labradorian]

It's called a "Siding Break".

You need it if you want nice straight bends in the aluminium capping.

Try calling some rain gutter / aluminium siding guys in your area for pricing.

You can probably also rent one pretty cheap.

Thanks

I assume you can buy the sheets/strips of aluminum at a local hardware store?

cheers

 

[Falcon67]

Thanks

I assume you can buy the sheets/strips of aluminum at a local hardware store?

cheers

Actually, no I would not assume that. Unless you want to pay 10x the real cost. You'd probably get that done quicker and cheaper by just getting a siding company to finish the trim.

 

[Labradorian]

Actually, no I would not assume that. Unless you want to pay 10x the real cost. You'd probably get that done quicker and cheaper by just getting a siding company to finish the trim.

thanks.

 

[Scott H in Wheaton]

Its called "wrapping" the door frame.
The material comes on huge rolls. You only need a fraction of a roll.
A siding contractor or gutter contractor will likely already have the aluminum and also the break to form it.
$35 - $70 per opening depending on the size of the opening (window vs door vs garage door vs double garage door)

 

[Labradorian]

Its called "wrapping" the door frame.
The material comes on huge rolls. You only need a fraction of a roll.
A siding contractor or gutter contractor will likely already have the aluminum and also the break to form it.
$35 - $70 per opening depending on the size of the opening (window vs door vs garage door vs double garage door)

thanks

 

[JWVan]

The material comes in a coil, you should be able to purchase at most lumber yards it is not cheap, but not too expensive either.

 

[87jeepwrangler]

Just bought 2 coils the other day. As an FYI for pricing for you, a 24"x50' roll was around $80 each.

 

[hemifalcon]

Are those boards framing the opening the actual framing?? Or are they faces? I installed the engineered vinyl around my garage door openings so that no wood would face the elements whatsoever.

 

[HoosierMark]

I can buy 50 foot lengths of aluminum coil stock from $65 to $90 here. It is 24 inches wide. I just cut what I need off the roll (length and width). Since you will probably only need say 8 inches wide by 7-8 feet tall you will have a lot left over. Here you can rent a break from the rental stores . But if you have no experience with one, find a siding contractor and hire them to do it. There are tricks to it like everything. You will get a professional job that way. You will look at it everyday. Plus when the wife scrapes it, you can yell at her since you paid to have it installed!!!

 

[Labradorian]

I can buy 50 foot lengths of aluminum coil stock from $65 to $90 here. It is 24 inches wide. I just cut what I need off the roll (length and width). Since you will probably only need say 8 inches wide by 7-8 feet tall you will have a lot left over. Here you can rent a break from the rental stores . But if you have no experience with one, find a siding contractor and hire them to do it. There are tricks to it like everything. You will get a professional job that way. You will look at it everyday. Plus when the wife scrapes it, you can yell at her since you paid to have it installed!!!

Thanks!!

 

[G McKay]

Buy some rolls of metal flashing. It comes in 10' rolls. (Around $10.00 a roll) Lay it down on a sheet of plywood. Make a pencil mark where you want to bend it. Get a 2X4. Then have a friend/wife stand on the 2X4 so that it doesn't slide when you bend it. If you bend a little at a time and don't bend it all at once, it will work out fine. I do it that way by myself. I have never had a problem.

. You only have limited colors- probably brown and white. I have always done it this way. Like I said- by myself. Good luck.

 

[Fishplate]

Brake.

Brake.

Brake.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I'd just trim it out with Azek or other plastic/wood. Won't rot, will resist damage better and you won't notice any dents or scratches.

 

[NUTTSGT]

If those are 9x8 doors and have 2x10's on them, you will use about half a roll of coil stock to wrap them.

2x10 = 9 1/4" (face)+ 1 1/2" (edge)+ 1 1/2- 2"(edge facing siding J-channel) = 12 1/4" to 12 3/4" wide piece just for one side. If you cheat a bit and leave the 2x10 exposed under the weatherstripping you can get away with two 12" pieces per lineal foot of coil stock.

If those are 9x8 doors, you're going to need 25' minimum to wrap those doors. (9' wide x 2=18) and (8' tall x 4= 32') 18 + 32 = 50. If you can 2 pices per lineal feet of coil stock, you can do it easily out of a roll.


Wrapping 9x8 doors that are trimmed with 2x10s eats up a roll of coil stock really fast. It's even worse if you screw up or don't know what you are doing.


I'd prefer to wrap the doors in the color of your siding, savannah wicker or prairie not white. Once then are wrapped, add your weatherstripping.

 

[Labradorian]

Thanks nut