Do Your Own Garage Door Replacement And Save
Many people think that garage door replacement is much more difficult than it is. The truth is that replacing a garage door only takes a few minutes of your time, a little bit of effort and a handful of basic tools. We will cover the basic steps that you must follow to install a garage door, however you should not use this text as a replacement for the instructions that come with your door. The manual that the manufacturer puts in the package is much more comprehensive than this article. When it comes to dangerous parts like the spring, or delicate parts like the seal, detail is everything. If you use common sense and follow the appropriate steps, you will find that a garage door replacement is much simpler and easier than you ever imagined.
The first thing to do when you remove all of the parts from the package is to take inventory of everything. You must identify if there is a part missing before you get to that part of the installation. This is a tough step for many people to remember because they are very excited about the project at hand and feel like getting right into it. If you skip this step, you may find yourself disassembling all of the things that you put together so that you can return the product back to the manufacturer. This is a serious waste of time and should be avoided.
The next thing that should be done is to review the instructions. Some of the steps that you will do are very obvious but others are very subtle. If you do not review the steps before you begin, you are more likely to skip some of the small and very important things like assembling the garage door operner parts correctly. Lastly, lay out all of the tools that you will need. Once you have your hands full, it is a bad time to go searching for the right tool in a garage or toolbox. You may encounter a tool that you do not own and must buy. Getting to and from the store is much easier prior to beginning assembly.
The first step is to put the weather stripping on the bottom of the lower panel and then you will begin putting the hardware, such as the hinges, on the panels. Once this step is complete you will begin to put together the vertical parts of the tracks. Once the tracks are ready to receive the panels you will attach the rollers and align the first panel in the track. Repeat the same steps for the remaining panels. Once the panels are completely installed and aligned on the vertical and curved parts of the track you will assemble the horizontal tracks and all of the brackets that go with them.
If you follow the steps discussed in this article and in the manufacturer’s instructions you will have no trouble with your garage door replacement. In no time you will be able to step back and admire the excellent work you did and appreciate the large amount of money you saved by doing it yourself.
