How To Install A Side Garage Door

Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2.

How to install a side garage door.

Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. There are two possibilities to choose from. Or having the door installed by a garaga authorized dealer. Align a hinge in 1 of the corners and in the center of the panel then screw them in place.

Lay the next door panel on the workbench. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol. After moving house the other year one of the first things i agreed with my wife we would do is install a garage side door. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.

To hold the level in place tape it to the section. Use the door shims if needed. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. You ll install the hinges the same way you did before only this time you ll leave the trackless side empty.

Center and level the first section after you install the brackets. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. The installation of your garage door. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. Next set the doorframe in the opening and center it in the opening. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door.

Remove one screw from each of the hinges in the doorframe. Garage side doors are really useful to have. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor. If you are unsure whether it is worth getting one i will talk you through my experience of recently having one installed.

Replace them with 2 inch deck screws for strength. Installing the door yourself and consulting the garaga installation manual included in the box. If you re installing a two car garage door place a reinforcing bar on the top panel to prevent the door from bowing in the center.