Garage Door Track Installation Tips

Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.

Garage door track installation tips.

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. The remaining panels and tracks are held in. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2. This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door.

Installing an overhead garage door requires a few tools and a friend to help. Begin installing your new door. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol. Torsion see above which mounts on the header above the door and extension photo 1 which floats above the upper roller track.

Garage door springs come in two styles. First the lower door panel needs to be set up in the center of the doorway. At one side of the doorway slip the vertical track onto the rollers of the first door section. The installation process varies by manufacturer so read the instructions provided with the garage door.

In the past extension springs were safer to install but didn t have containment cables running through the center of the spring. Repeat at the other side. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.