How To Put Up New Garage Door

Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

How to put up new garage door.

Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it. Tack on panel and attach hinges. Begin installing your new door.

Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel.

For the headroom you should have about 10 to 12 of space depending on the spring system you re installing. Door opening height and width headroom from top of opening to ceiling and back room length of garage. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Attach the hinges to the top edge of the door if they aren t already attached.

Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width. After the tension has been released disconnect the existing garage door opener from the door. You ll need to release the tension in the torsion spring before you begin working on the garage door.

Installing a garage door step 1. How to install a garage door 1. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor. Measure attach hinges and handles measure the various areas where the door will be installed.