How To Install An Overhead Garage Door Opener

The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor.

How to install an overhead garage door opener.

Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door. The stripping is shaped like. Lay the panel flat on a workbench. The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.

If you re installing a garage door opener for the first time make sure that the opener will be located near an electrical outlet particularly of the power unit will be mounted on the ceiling. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. Order this size so the panels will be made slightly smaller fitting perfectly in the doorway. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width of the opening. Choose the type of garage door opener that best suits your home. Install an outlet or have one installed by an electrician as needed. Step 1 measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels.

Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage 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. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level.

Fix the door bracket in place. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need.