Garage Door Weight

The weight of a garage door depends on various factors, including its size, thickness, material, and the gauge of steel used. However, most standard garage doors, particularly raised steel panel ones, tend to have similar weights.

For instance, a standard residential garage door measuring 16 feet x7 feet, constructed from 25-gauge steel panels and manufactured by leading brands like Clopay, Doorlink, Haas, Midland,  Northwest, Garage, Midamerica, Overhead Door, C.H.I, Martin, Hormann, Wayne-Dalton, Unique, Raynor, Amarr, Delden, and Windsor, typically weighs between 150 to 160 pounds. Insulated garage doors of the same size generally weigh between 165 lbs to 180 lbs

Similarly, a standard residential garage door measuring 8 fee x 7 feet and made of 25-gauge steel panels from brands such as Martin, Overhead, C.H.I, Wayne-Dalton, Unique, Raynor, Amarr, Haas, Midland, DoorLink, Garaga, Northwest, Hormann, Delden, Clopay, Midamerica, and Windsor, typically weighs around 75 to 80 pounds, while insulated versions weigh approximately 85 lbs to 90 lbs.

We made the following chart to better explain the different weight of garage doo based on their size, thickness & type.

 

Garage Door Sizes Steel Gauge (Thickness) Garage Door Weight Garage Door Spring Size
8 feet × 7 feet 25 Classic 79 pounds 207x2x23.5
8 feet × 7 feet 25 insulated 87 lbs 207x2x21.5
8 feet × 7 feet 24 84 lbs 207x2x22.25 or 218x2x28.75
8 feet × 7 feet 24 insulated 94 lbs 207x2x20
8 feet × 7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 94.02 lbs 207x2x20
8 feet × 7 feet steel back 2 inch 113.99 lbs 218x2x21.5
8 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 90 lbs 207x2x20.75 or 218x2x27
8 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 100 lbs 207x2x18.75 or 218x2x24.25
8 feet × 8 feet 24 98 lbs 207x2x19 or 218x2x24.75
8 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 108 lbs 218x2x22.5 or 225x2x26
8 feet × 8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 107.45 lbs 218x2x22.75 or 225x2x26
8 feet × 8 feet steel back 2 inch 131.37 lbs 225x2x21.5 or 234x2x25.75
9 feet ×7 feet 25 Classic 85 lbs 207x2x22 or 218x2x28.5
9 feet ×7 feet 25 insulated 95 lbs 207x2x19.75 or 218x2x25.5
9 feet ×7 feet 24 91 lbs 207x2x20.5 or 218x2x26.5
9 feet ×7 feet 24 insulated 102 lbs 207x2x18.5 or 218x2x23.75
9 feet ×7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 104.58 lbs 207x2x18 or 218x2x23.5
9 feet ×7 feet steel back 2 inch 127.03 lbs 225x2x22.25
9 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 89 lbs 207x2x21 or 218x2x27.25
9 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 109 lbs 218x2x22.5 or 225x2x25.75
9 feet × 8 feet 24 106 lbs 207x2x17.75 or 218x2x23
9 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 118 lbs 218x2x20.75 or 225x2x24
9 feet × 8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 119.52 lbs 218x2x20.5 or 225x2x23.75
9 feet × 8 feet steel back 2 inch 146.39 lbs 234x2x23.5 or 243x2x28.5
10 feet ×7 feet 25 Classic 97 lbs 207x2x19.25 or 218x2x25
10 feet ×7 feet 25 insulated 108 lbs 218x2x22.5 or 225x2x26
10 feet ×7 feet 24 104 lbs 207x2x18 or 218x2x23.5
10 feet ×7 feet 24 insulated 116 lbs 218x2x21 or 225x2x24.25
10 feet ×7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 115.71 lbs 218x2x21.25
10 feet ×7 feet steel back 2 inch 140.6 lbs 234x2x24.25 or 243x2x29.25
10 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 112 lbs 218x2x21.75 or 225x2x25
10 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 124 lbs 218x2x19.75 or 225x2x22.75
10 feet × 8 feet 24 116 lbs 218x2x21 or 225x2x24.25
10 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 130 lbs 225x2x21.75 or 234x2x26.25
10 feet × 8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 132.24 lbs 225x2x21.5 or 234x2x25.75
10 feet × 8 feet steel back 2″ 162.08 lbs 243x2x25.5 or pair 207x2x22.75
12 feet ×7 feet 25 Classic 111 lbs 218x2x22 or 225x2x25.25
12 feet ×7 feet 25 insulated 124 lbs 218x2x19.75 or 225x2x22.75
12 feet ×7 feet 24 119 lbs 218x2x20.5 or 225x2x23.75
12 feet ×7 feet 24 insulated 133 lbs 225x2x21.25 or 235x2x25.75
12 feet ×7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 136.75 lbs 234x2x25 or 243x2x30
12 feet ×7 feet steel back 2 inch 166.69 lbs 243x2x25 or 250x2x28
12 feet ×8 feet 25 Classic 127 lbs 225x2x22.5 or 234x2x26.75
12 feet ×8 feet 25 insulated 142 lbs 234x2x24 or 243x2x29
12 feet ×8 feet 24 141 lbs 234x2x24.25 or 243x2x29.25
12 feet ×8 feet 24 insulated 156 lbs 250x2x30
12 feet ×8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 156.28 lbs 250x2x30
12 feet ×8 feet steel back 2 inch 192.12 lbs 262x2x30.75 or pair 207x2x20
14 feet × 7 feet 25 Classic 132 lbs 225x2x21.5 or 234x2x25.75
14 feet × 7 feet 25 insulated 147 lbs 234x2x23.25 or 243x2x28
14 feet × 7 feet 24 145 lbs 234x2x23.5 or 243x2x28.5
14 feet × 7 feet 24 insulated 160 lbs 243x2x25.75 or pair 207x2x23
14 feet × 7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 162.68 lbs 250x2x28
14 feet × 7 feet steel back 2 inch 193.83 lbs 262x2x30.5 or pair 207x2x20
14 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 151 lbs 243x2x27.25 or pair 207x2x24.5
14 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 168 lbs 243x2x24.75 or pair 207x2x22.25
14 feet × 8 feet 24 172 lbs 250x2x27.5 or pair 207x2x21.75
14 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 191 lbs Pair 207x2x19.5
14 feet × 8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 185.92 lbs 262x2x31.75 or pair 207x2x20
14 feet × 8 feet steel back 2 inch 223.5 lbs 218x2x21.75 or 225x2x25
15 feet × 7 feet 25 Classic 149 lbs 250x2x31.25
15 feet × 7 feet 25 insulated 165 lbs 250x2x28.25 or pair 207x2x22.5
15 feet × 7 feet 24 156 lbs 250x2x30
15 feet × 7 feet 24 insulated 174 lbs 250x2x28
15 feet × 7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 173.25 lbs 250x2x27.5 or pair 207x2x21.75
15 feet × 7 feet steel back 2 inch 206.88 lbs Pair 218x2x23
15 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 172 lbs 250x2x27.5 or pair 207x2x21.75
15 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 190 lbs Pair 207x2x20
15 feet × 8 feet 24 181 lbs Pair 207x2x20 or pair 218x2x26
15 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 201 lbs Pair 225x2x27.75
15 feet × 8 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 198 lbs Pair 207x2x19 or pair 218x2x24.5
15 feet × 8 feet steel back 2 inch 238.52 lbs Pair 234x2x28
16 feet × 7 feet 25 Classic 151 lbs 243x2x27.25 or pair 207x2x24.5
16 feet × 7 feet 25 insulated 168 lbs 243x2x24.75 or pair 207x2x22.25
16 feet × 7 feet 24 164 lbs Pair 207x2x22.5
16 feet × 7 feet 24 insulated 183 lbs Pair 207x2x20
16 feet × 7 feet steel back 1 3/8inch 182.56 lbs Pair 207x2x20 or pair 218x2x26
16 feet × 7 feet steel back 2 inch 219.39 lbs Pair 225x2x26
16 feet × 8 feet 25 Classic 184 lbs Pair 207x2x20
16 feet × 8 feet 25 insulated 204 lbs Pair 218x2x23
16 feet × 8 feet 24 210 lbs Pair 218x2x23
16 feet × 8 feet 24 insulated 232 lbs Pair 244x2x30
16 feet × 8 feet Steel back 1 3/8inch 208.64 lbs Pair 225x2x27
16 feet × 8 feet Steel back 2 inch 252.88 lbs Pair 243x2x32