Garage Door Track Installation Tips

First the lower door panel needs to be set up in the center of the doorway.

Garage door track installation tips.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. The installation process varies by manufacturer so read the instructions provided with the garage door.

Begin installing your new door. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol. Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help. In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.

The remaining panels and tracks are held in. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door. Garage door springs come in two styles. Install the weatherstripping onto the bottom edge of the bottom door panel.

Repeat at the other side. At one side of the doorway slip the vertical track onto the rollers of the first door section. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.