Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.
Standard single garage door widths.
Custom doors range per home.
As for the height it is 7 or 8 feet.
Single garage doors are a height of 7 feet with widths from 8 to 10 feet.
Again the door configuration makes no difference to the minimum recommended dimensions.
For a shed the best size for installing a garage door is 8 x 14 feet.
For an approximately 12 x 22 detached garage or one attached to your house the most common width is 8 or 9 feet.
Rv garage doors are taller with a height of 8 to 9 feet and width of 16.
Many 16 x 7 garage doors will be designed with a pair of single 8 foot garage door bays separated by a central post or column.
Then the garage door would be 6 x 6 6.
Many homeowners have two cars and need garage space to shelter them both.
Width 31ft 9 4m minimum length 20ft 6m minimum door width 9ft 2 7m minimum single garage door width door width 16ft 4 8m minimum.
Double garage doors have a width of 12 to 16 feet.
Standard garage door sizes range from single doors to commercial doors.
With triple garages the obvious door set ups are three single doors or a double door and a single door.
As for the height it is 7 or 8 feet.
The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.
Double car garage doors typically start at 12 feet wide and move.
The ideal size for an 8 x 14 garden shed is a 6 x 6 6 garage door.
However in terms of height it can go up to 12 feet to accommodate an rv.
For a garage attached or detached from your house of around 18 x 24 feet most popular width for a garage door is 16 feet.