How To Hang A Garage Door Horizontal

Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.

How to hang a garage door horizontal.

The panels will be about 1 4 in 6 4 mm smaller than the opening step 2 lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel. A short video documenting the creation of x2 10 x10 doors on our new pole barn shop. Garage door h eight 16 inches required backroom. The stripping is shaped like.

Drill a hole through the horizontal track to line up with the vertical track. Add brackets and rollers before setting them in place and stack one section on top of another toenailing as you go up. Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Lay the panel flat on a workbench.

Attach the horizontal track to the vertical track on the door. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Don t tighten the bolts firmly until you re sure the door fits properly and lines up smoothly.

Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. To hold the section in place lightly toenail a 16d nail into the frame and bend it over the section. Use the holes in the vertical track to determine where to drill the hole.

The horizontal tracks need sufficient backroom as the following. Connect the bracket and the end of the assembly as directed in the installation instructions. Find out proper reinforcement of your garage door with your garage door opener. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door.

Attach the bracket the opener came with to the wall above the door and then insert the end of the assembly into it. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Lean the end of the assembly opposite the motor compartment up above the garage door. The garage door horizontal tracks allow the garage door to be raised and rest horizontally.