Installing Garage Door Yourself From Scratch

Cut and install the trim on the second side of the door.

Installing garage door yourself from scratch.

Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts. Begin installing your new door. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door. For the headroom you should have about 10 to 12 of space depending on the spring system you re installing.

Connect the bracket and the end of the assembly as directed in the installation instructions. Drive 6 finishing nails through the trim and into the studs behind the wall spacing the nails about 16 inches apart. Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents.

Nail the trim to the jamb and studs. Attach the bracket the opener came with to the wall above the door and then insert the end of the assembly into it. New garage door installation overview. Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws.

Step 1 measure attach hinges and handles measure the various areas where the door will be installed. 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. Door opening height and width headroom from top of opening to ceiling and back room length of garage. Lean the end of the assembly opposite the motor compartment up above the garage door.

An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol. Pin this video on pinterest. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.

Trim any exposed shims by scoring them with a knife and then breaking along the line. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.