Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.
Garage door track installation tips.
How to install an overhead garage door.
The remaining panels and tracks are held in.
3 install the rollers and any necessary brackets on the garage door section and any wall or jamb mounted brackets according to the manufacturer s directions.
Repeat at the other side.
Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help.
At one side of the doorway slip the vertical track onto the rollers of the first door section.
Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2.
Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.
First the lower door panel needs to be set up in the center of the doorway.
Install the weatherstripping onto the bottom edge of the bottom door panel.
In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring.
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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.
The installation process varies by manufacturer so read the instructions provided with the garage door.
Garage door springs come in two styles.