How To Install Garage Door Fascia

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How to install garage door fascia.

Use 1 2 nails through each rafter to secure your fascia board. Many new doors come with pilot holes drilled by the manufacturer. If you are installing a 9 wide door the opening will be 9 3 wide. Hold the board in place and use 2 in 5 1 cm nails and a hammer to secure it in place.

Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2. Continue this process until you have replaced all the damaged fascia boards. Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. Now you will have to measure the size of the already placed fascia boards by using a measuring tape.

We are working as hard as possible to catch up. The next step is that you need to replace the gutters from the fascia board. For this you will have to remove the long nails by using a hammer or a pry bar. 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.

If the door is 7 tall frame the opening 7 1 5. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Frame the rough opening to 3 inches wider than the garage door size you have selected. Set the new fascia board into place and attach using galvanized nails or screws.

Frame the rough opening to a height that is 1 5 taller than the door that you have selected.