How To Hang A Garage Door Horizontal

The design is based on aviation style hangar doors.

How to hang a garage door horizontal.

Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Attach the bracket the opener came with to the wall above the door and then insert the end of the assembly into it. Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway.

Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. A short video documenting the creation of x2 10 x10 doors on our new pole barn shop. Drill a hole through the horizontal track to line up with the vertical track.

Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Add brackets and rollers before setting them in place and stack one section on top of another toenailing as you go up. Garage door h eight 16 inches required backroom. Lean the end of the assembly opposite the motor compartment up above the garage door.

Use the holes in the vertical track to determine where to drill the hole. Lay the panel flat on a workbench. Attach the horizontal track to the vertical track on the door. 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.

The stripping is shaped like. To hold the section in place lightly toenail a 16d nail into the frame and bend it over the section. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. Find out proper reinforcement of your garage door with your garage door opener.

The garage door horizontal tracks allow the garage door to be raised and rest horizontally. The horizontal tracks need sufficient backroom as the following. Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Don t tighten the bolts firmly until you re sure the door fits properly and lines up smoothly.