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If you have an existing steel sub frame you are most likely to have an up and over garage door as your existing door and you cannot re-use this sub frame with a new door. This is because the dimensions, spring mechanism, weatherstrips and general fixing points will all be different for any new door.
If you have a timber sub frame that is in good condition then you can certainly re-use it with a new garage door on a like for like size basis.
Do be aware that a lot of older up and over doors will be on old imperial sizings and you may find if you order a new door the old frame may be slightly larger than it should be but it will still work fine in most cases. It may just give you larger gaps around the edges than you expected. You are generally always best to replace the sub frame when renewing a garage door and gear.
To check, you are best to measure the inside frame dimensions and also the width of the timber frame as well as some old timber frames are undersized and will not carry newer type garage door operating gear which is wider than the older gear.
We don’t have a table for this as there are so many older garage door types so best measure everything before talking to us if you are intending leaving the frame in place and have any questions. Generally however if you are replacing a door with a timber frame you will be better off with a new door and steel frame instead.