How To Replace And Install A Garage Door

Locking pliers are small handheld vice grips.

How to replace and install a garage door.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. How to replace a garage door step 1. A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener. Use their jaws to secure the bottom of the door to the roller track then try to move the door.

Begin installing your new door. Each door is different some need to be taken out when they are in the up position and some when they are in. When it won t move at all you ll know it s in place 2 x research. Measure the width of the door from the actual.

Raise your old door. Pick up 2 of them from the home improvement store. Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4. 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.

Step 1 lift the garage door as far as it will go. When you install a new garage door replace all the hardware as well. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. Before purchasing a new garage door take some measurements.