How To Put Up A New Garage Door

At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping.

How to put up a new garage door.

Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it. Installing a garage door step 1.

Begin installing your new door. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. You ll need to release the tension in the torsion spring before you begin working on the garage door. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door.

Pin this video on pinterest. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door.

Garage doors weigh 150 pounds or more and if the door were not locked in place there would need to be some way of holding it up until it can be lower manually. If no one is available to help a clamp can be put on the track at the end of the door image 1. Give your home a stylish energy efficient look with a new ideal garage door from menards. Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel.

After the tension has been released disconnect the existing garage door opener from the door. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor.