How To Install A Used Garage Door

Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door.

How to install a used garage door.

Measure both the door and rough opening to make sure the door is the right size. The weight of a garage door is supported by the door springs cables and pulleys not the opener. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Attach the hinges to the second door panel.

If you choose to install a front door made of steel you will need a helper. If you can t raise and lower the door normally by hand do not install the opener until the door is repaired. An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs. Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door.

View all house to garage doors. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2. 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. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol.

Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help. Prepare your garage door for opener installation. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Make sure your garage door is well lubricated and operating properly.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door. First the lower door panel needs to be set up in the center of the doorway. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. For many people the entryway between house and garage is the most used door in the home.

Begin installing your new door. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents. Stand track beside door insert rollers into the track and screw the track to doorway frame. Whether your garage leads into your kitchen mudroom or hallway you want that door to be durable enough to handle daily traffic and reflect your personal style.

Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.