Buckouts, the trim along which the garage door runs, are essential to proper garage door installation. The buck helps form the door’s seal. It’s also one of the most moisture-prone areas of the exterior and therefore requires special attention to materials and installation.

When installing the garage buck, it’s ideal for the trim to be flush with the ground to help minimize air intrusion and bugs. However, many trim materials, such as engineered wood, fiber cement, or wood, cannot be used in ground-contact applications due to moisture absorption.

For Alaska Door installs of doors we need 2"x6" buckouts all the way around the door. Left, right and, center (header). This ensures a good tight seal. Above those, there is whats called the center planks. The center planks are shown in the image above. These should consist of 2"x12" boards.

Alaska Door requires a couple pictures of your framed in buckouts, center planks and garage door opening dimensions prior to us scheduling your new door to be installed. Please see the list of pictures required below and sample images. 

1. We need a picture standing outside the garage showing the front of the structure.

2. We need a picture standing inside the garage showing floor to ceiling. 

3. We need a picture from inside the garage standing to the side showing the buckouts.

4. We need a picture with a tape measure showing the distance of the width of your garage opening. 

5. We need a picture with a tape measure showing the distance of the hight of your garage opening.