How To Replace Panels In A Garage Door

It can happen to the best of us.

How to replace panels in a garage door.

Depending on how your door is constructed you may need to keep removing panels until you reach the one that needs to be replaced. One moment you re setting your coffee into the cup holder checking to ensure the kids are buckled in pulling out the door and the next moment you hear the thud as your car backs into a garage door panel. If you re thinking about replacing a garage door panel here s what you need to know. Use a scrap 2 by 4.

For a homeowner on a budget panel replacement is a relatively affordable way to repair the door. There s a lot of tension in the springs so be. Carefully lower the door. Loosen the screws until the panel comes loose then slide it off the track and set it aside for later.

Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable. This panel will still be in place on the garage door. Attach the new panel to the one below it using either screws or a bolt depending on the existing fastening on the door. Replace the panel to put in the new panel slide the rollers into the track and lower the panel down slowly until it s touching the panel below it.

It s time to attach the new panel onto your door.