How To Install New Garage Door Panels

The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.

How to install new garage door panels.

Attach hinges to the top of each panel image 2. Begin installing your new door. Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws. Many new doors come with pilot holes drilled by the manufacturer.

Center the door panel in the garage doorway. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. You ll also need to secure the springs that allow the door to move but once you do your garage will open and shut smoothly and safely. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

Have a friend help you pick up and move the heavy panel to the doorway. The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor. Use shims to adjust the panel as needed. How to install garage door springs overhead door.

Part 1 removing the old door. Position the panel in the center of the doorway then hold a level over the panel to make sure it s level. After removing the old door installing the new door is done by stacking the door panels one at a time and fitting the roller tracks around the panels wheels. 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.