How To Install An Up And Over Garage Door

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How to install an up and over garage door.

A tape measure can help you make sure it s as centered as possible. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor.

The panels will be about 1 4 in 6 4 mm smaller than the opening step 2 lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel. Lay the panel flat on a workbench. Garage door alignment problems can cause you a lot of frustration. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.

At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. To hold the level in place tape it to the section.

Center and level the first section after you install the brackets. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. The stripping is shaped like.

The only thing to remember when installing an up and over garage door is to use heavy duty screws to attach the railings because the railings have to support the weight of the garage door. Fortunately with the instructions above your garage door alignment problems can be an open and shut case. Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway. It is better to install the retractable version because it is much easier to make it motorized.

You can place shims on the floor to lift up an uneven side of the door. Also make sure that the bottom of the door is as level with the ground as possible to achieve the perfect installation. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.