Installing Wider Garage Door

Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.

Installing wider garage door.

See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this ol. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. The header must be flush on the same plane with back jambs. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway.

Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. The position of the header and back jambs are very important. The back jambs must be perpendicular plumb and square. Determine the new size for the doorway based on your needs.

You also can base the new opening size on the width of the new door you purchase for the garage. I make custom entry doors. Install the garage door motor. Use a set screw to hold it in place.

Cope and stick with a loose tenon. How to install a garage door door measurements. The home depot offers garage door brands and product lines that are available for installation in a wide range of designs with options and upgrades to achieve the perfect look. To hold the section in place lightly toenail a 16d nail into the frame and bend it over the section.

If i make bigger wider garage doors for instance i try to make the stiles a little wider and the rails a little bit wider as the bearing surface of the shoulders on the rails have a lot to do with stopping the door sagging. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Tighten all the screws. Use a black marker to mark the new location for the side of the doorway along the interior of the existing wall.

2743 x 2134 mm needs an opening of 9 2 743 mm wide by 7 2 134 mm high. Open and close the door to test its functionality. Add brackets and rollers before setting them in place and stack one section on top of another toenailing as you go up. This spring absorbs the weight of the door when it s going up and down.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. To learn more about the cost of installing garage doors visit our garage door and opener installation and repair cost guide. If you are widening the door because of a new vehicle widen the door to the equivalent of two additional feet per side of vehicle.

Install the torsion spring and bar evenly across the header.