How To Put A Door In A Garage Door

Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws.

How to put a door in a garage door.

Use a level to make sure the door is plumb. They allow you to open or close your garage door from a safe distance. Many people prefer to leave the installation of their new garage doors in professional hands. Garage doors use either torsion springs or extension springs to raise and lower the door.

Have a friend help you pick up and move the heavy panel to the doorway. Screw on the top hinges and rollers. To do it you don t need to get out of the car. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.

Torsion springs mount on a bar above the door while extension springs stretch down the side of the upper tracks. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Use shims to adjust the panel as needed. Begin installing your new door.

Knowing garage door clearance requirements will help you avoid ordering the wrong garage door set up for your needs. Adjust as necessary to keep the door jambs square with each other. Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket. Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers.

Secure cable end to bracket. Drive a screw through the 2 x 4 wall studs into the ends of the header to secure it in place. Remove the door from the pre hung frame by removing the hinge pins. 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.

Center the door and frame in the rough opening as a test fit. Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track. If necessary shim under the lower side jamb until the door is plumb. Next set the doorframe in the opening and center it in the opening.

Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. Just press a button and the garage door will move automatically. Position the panel in the center of the doorway then hold a level over the panel to make sure it s level. Use the door shims if needed.