How To Install A Side Hinged Garage Door

Complete the installation.

How to install a side hinged garage door.

Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Position the door in the opening in the front of the garage so that the brackets are positioned inside the garage. Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel. Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts.

At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Install the included brackets with hex screws on each side of the unit s frame. Fasten the two to four brackets. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width.

Release the tension on side mounted extension springs by lifting the door and locking it in place on each side with a pair of locking pliers. Find a 1 2 inch or whatever you decided for the bottom gap piece of scrap and place it under the door near the post. Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws. How to install side hinged garage doors 1.

Placing the first panel and track 1. Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. With the door in the 90 degrees open position start sliding scrap under the outside bottom of the door until your hinges are aligned. Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver.

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.