Time To Install Garage Door

Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track.

Time to install garage door.

Begin installing your new door. Screw on the top hinges and rollers. Open the door then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2.

For a roughly 16 door this is 3 4 hours. 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. If the new door is compatible with the structure and available space and your existing wiring and brackets are in good condition installation is simpler than it otherwise would be. Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws.

Garage door installation and replacement costs may vary according to style and size. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. For the headroom you should have about 10 to 12 of space depending on the spring system you re installing. Depending on the size of the door this can be done in less than 3 hours.

Hook the garage door spring onto door track bracket. Measure the various areas where the door will be installed. Door opening height and width headroom from top of opening to ceiling and back room length of garage. Installing a new double garage door yourself will save you several hundred dollars and should take eight to 12 hours if you re fairly handy.

Although most of us ignore the assembly instructions when they tell us to look through and sort all the parts before assembly it. Existing wiring and brackets that are in good condition help to speed up the process. If you have a door in place and are replacing it with a door of the same type and size this installation is relatively quick. It can take about three to four hours to replace a door of the same type and size for a door of roughly 16 feet.

Assembly usually includes the trolley that connects to the. You can do most of the new garage door installation project yourself but you should recruit help for removing the old door. And you ll have someone to a call if there s a problem. Secure cable end to bracket.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.