10 feet wide · 8 feet high · single
10x8 garage door
One full-size truck or SUV with a roof rack.
Where it comes from
Why an opening is 10x8
The single door for a household with a real truck. Ten by eight turns up where somebody either built for a pickup or replaced a 9x7 after the third scrape, and it is common on newer builds in places where a full-size truck is the normal car.
One full-size pickup or a large SUV with something on the roof. The extra foot of height is the point: a truck with a roof rack, a light bar or a rooftop tent runs close to eight feet, and seven feet of opening is the thing that stops it.
Fitting one
What changes at 10x8
An eight-foot door is one section taller than a seven, which means more weight, a longer track and slightly more headroom wanted above the opening. Still inside single-door territory for spring count, but the sections are heavier to lift into place than a 9x7 and it shows on a hot afternoon.
The opener. Eight feet of travel needs a rail cut for it. Most openers ship for a seven-foot door and take an eight-foot extension — check before you buy the opener, not after.
Getting hold of one. Generally stock in steel, more often ordered in anything else.
The mistake
What people get wrong about a 10x8
Buying the door for the truck you have and forgetting the roof. Measure the vehicle at its tallest point, with whatever normally lives on top of it, and then leave a few inches — a door that clears by an inch clears until the tyres are properly inflated.
What it costs
A 10x8 door, installed
| Material | Typical, installed | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Sectional steel | $3,170 | The baseline, and most of the doors on most streets. |
| Insulated steel | $3,920 | Worth it on an attached garage or one with a room above it. |
| Steel overlay, carriage look | $6,720 | The swing-door look on a sectional door. Where the price starts climbing. |
| Wood overlay | $14,570 | Real wood over an insulated core. Beautiful, and it needs refinishing. |
| Aluminium and glass | $8,320 | Modern, lots of daylight, lower insulation value. |
The gap between the cheapest and dearest 10x8 is $16,570, and not one dollar of it is the size. Same opening, same fitting, same morning — what moves the number is the model: panel style, insulation and overlay. Why a door costs what it does →
National guide ranges, checked September 2026, not a quote — what moves the number.
That is the door, the tracks, the springs, fitting it and taking the old one away. An opener, a keypad and any work on the opening itself are separate — what is in a quote and what is not.
Before you book it
What the extras cost · why nobody should touch their own springs
Framing
Rough opening for a 10x8
10'0" × 8'0"
For a sectional door the rough opening equals the door size exactly. A 16x7 door needs a 16'0" wide by 7'0" high finished opening.
Fits
What goes through a 10x8
- Compact car (Civic) — 3.2' spare across the mirrors
- Sedan (Camry) — 3.0' spare across the mirrors
- Small SUV (RAV4) — 2.9' spare across the mirrors
- Large SUV (Suburban) — 2.5' spare across the mirrors
- Full-size pickup (F-150) — 2.0' spare across the mirrors · tight, 12" each side — mirrors first
- Cargo van (Transit) — 1.9' spare across the mirrors · tight, 11" each side — mirrors first
Questions
10x8 garage doors, answered
How much does a 10x8 garage door cost?
A 10x8 in sectional steel runs about $2,080 to $4,250 installed, and $2,580 to $5,250 insulated. That is the door, the tracks, the springs, fitting it and taking the old one away. An opener is separate.
What is the rough opening for a 10x8 garage door?
10 feet by 8 feet, exactly. For a sectional door the rough opening is the door size — framing it wider leaves a gap the seal cannot close.
How much clearance do you need for a 10x8?
12" of headroom above the opening for a standard torsion setup, 9" front, 4.5" rear of sideroom each side for the vertical track, and the door height plus 16 inches of backroom. The full table, including low-headroom kits, is on the rough opening guide.
What fits through a 10x8 garage door?
compact car (civic), sedan (camry), small suv (rav4), large suv (suburban), full-size pickup (f-150), cargo van (transit) — one at a time. The measurement that matters is across the mirrors, not the body.
Is an insulated 10x8 worth the extra?
About $500 to $1,000 more. Yes if the garage is attached or there is a room above it — you feel it in the summer and in the heating bill. A detached garage you only park in: skip it.
How long does it take to fit?
Three to five hours for a single door, plus an hour or two if the old one is coming out.
What opener does a 10x8 need?
Eight feet of travel needs a rail cut for it. Most openers ship for a seven-foot door and take an eight-foot extension — check before you buy the opener, not after.
Is a 10x8 a stock size?
Generally stock in steel, more often ordered in anything else.
The next size up
10x8 or 12x10?
A 12x10 is 2 feet wider and costs roughly $2,550 more in steel. Worth it if you open car doors inside the garage rather than on the driveway. See the 12x10 →
Other sizes