How To Install A Side Hinged Garage Door

Install the included brackets with hex screws on each side of the unit s frame.

How to install a side hinged garage door.

Fasten the two to four brackets. How to install side hinged garage doors 1. Placing the first panel and track 1. Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver.

Position the door in the opening in the front of the garage so that the brackets are positioned inside the garage. Tie the extension spring to the roller track then detach the cable from the bottom bracket with a pair of pliers. Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width.

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. 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. Ask your assistant to hold one of the garage door hinges in place at one side of the door and align the machined holes on the large mounting plate with the drilled pilot holes at the trimmer. 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. Complete the installation. Fasten the wall. At one side of the doorway slip the vertical track onto the rollers of the first door section.

Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel.