Garage Door Assembly Instructions

The instructions related to interior exterior of the door.

Garage door assembly instructions. Begin installing your new door. Measure area labeled backroom 6 distance is measured from the garage door opening toward the back wall of the garage. Door height plus 18 is required. Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2.

Steel residential garage door installation instructions and maintenance 1 and 2 layer construction in this manual you will find safety information how to prepare the opening installing the new door painting maintenance and replacement parts. Special safety measures the springs used in opening and closing a garage door support the entire weight of the garage door. Varies by door model. Punch marks indicate the exact location of the screws holding the hinges.

Never base your measurements on the size of the existing door but on the door opening. If garage door height extends above the opening the headroom measurement should be adjusted proportionately. Installation this is the most important part of the owner s manual. The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to install a standard garage door torsion spring assembly on a new garage door or on a door that previously used extension springs torquemaster springs or ez set torsion springs.

Be sure the bar is centered on the panel. Warning label for garage door opener provided separately with opener a ached to the wall in the vicinity of the wall control bu on and. 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. How to install a garage door door measurements.

The assembly section is where you ll learn how to attach the rail to the garage door opener as well as how to tighten the belt or chain depending on your garage door opener model. General warning label a ached to the back of the garage door panel. Additional back room may be required for automatic garage door. 38 quieter door operation.

Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Spring warning label a ached to the spring assembly. This means that there is extreme tension in these springs. The opening and closing of your garage door no longer has to be loud and disruptive.