Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.
How to install new door from garage to house.
Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.
An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs.
This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents.
Begin installing your new door.
New garage door installation overview.
Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts.
Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.
Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.
Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door.
Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door.
Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws.
We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.