How to Install a Garage Door Assembling and hanging a new garage door with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door. 1. Attach weather-stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. 2. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather-stripping. 3. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. 4. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. 5. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. 6. Stand track beside door, insert rollers into the track and screw the track to doorway frame. 7. Attach the hinges to the second door panel. 8. Set second panel on top of first panel in the doorway. 9. Drive in hinge screws to join the first (bottom) door panel to the second panel. 10. Insert the hinge and roller into the track and attach to the second door panel. 11. Check to ensure track is parallel to the door, then screw the track to the wall framing.

12. Install the third door panel, in a similar manner. 13. Adjust the track to ensure door fits without rubbing, then tighten lag screws with ratchet wrench. 14. Connect vertical track sections to horizontal sections with curved corner tracks. 15. Set top door panel in place and secure it with hinge screws. 16. Screw on the top hinges and rollers. 17. Hook the garage-door spring onto door-track bracket. 18. Open the door, then tighten locking pliers onto the track to hold the door open. 19. Feed steel cable over the pulleys at the end of the track; secure cable end to bracket. 20. Attach S-hook to bracket, clip hook onto track. 21. Feed safety cable through center of each spring, and attach to the brackets. 22. Open and close the door to test tension. Tools List for How to Install a Garage Door Impact driver, for driving screws through hinges and brackets Locking pliers, used to hold open the door while the spring is attached

Ratchet wrench, used to tighten nuts on machine screws 1. Sectional garage door, hinged panels that roll on tracks 2. Assorted garage-door hardware and tracks, used to support the door in doorway opening 3. Weather-stripping,to form seal along bottom edge of garage door Standard Barden SpecificationsFLOOR DECK FRAMINGStyrofoam sill seal 5-1/2"2x6 Pressure treated wall plate.Built-up laminated veneer lumber girder, as requiredFloor joints, as required¾" T&G (Tongue & Groove) OSB sub-floor with sub-floor adhesive.3" diameter round one-piece steel basement posts with adjustable threads.K.D. (knocked down) basement stairs; 2x10 treads, stringers and plywood risers, handrail and bracketsCross bridging, wood 1x3EXTERIOR WALLS, INTERIOR PARTITIONSPanel height: 8' 1 – 1/8"2x6 studs, 16" OC (on center) on exterior walls.2x4, 16" OC on garage walls.2x4 studs, 16" OC on interior partitions.2x6 studs, 16" OC on pluming walls.2x8 or 2x10 headers on bearing walls as necessary.

Single bottom and double top plates.Corner and partition backers installed in panels.7/16" OSB (Oriented Strand Board) sheathing on all exterior wallsHouse wrap, infiltration barrier will be included under siding.Siding is "wood grain" vinyl "double lap," in white or in colors, with options of fiber cement, cedar or many other available products.White vinyl "J" blocks, 8 per house included.Gable end framing, stud nailer for siding 16" OC.NOTE: Gable end sheathing 7/16" OSB. automatic garage doors pooleIf plywood wall sheathing option is used, then the gable would also receive the same.2x6 partition cap for sheetrock nailer on first floor partitions; biometric door lock ratings1-1/2" metal ceiling angle or clips for sheetrock backer on ranch partitions or second floor partitions.cheap sliding doors in pretoria

ROOF & CEILING FRAMINGTruss system designed for installation on 24" centers, employing a roof pitch, with rake and eave overhangs per standard design. Roof design will vary with print.2x4 lateral bracing supplied to tie roof truss system correctly.Felt paper, ice & water shield, pre-finished metal drip edge, aluminum flashing, Certainteed Landmark shingles with 5" exposure and 30 year warranty.Certainteed standard roof colors:Moire Black, Weathered Wood, Burnt Sienna, Resawn Shake, Driftwood, Colonial Slate, Georgetown Gray, Cobblestone Gray, Hunter Green, and Heather Blend.Shingle-over ridge vent with nail-on 6"or 12" ladders.½" plywood sheathing with clips.garage door installation rome gaEXTERIOR TRIMAluminum facia and vinyl soffit; auto glass repair franklin wiavailable in colors to match siding.wood storm doors richmond va

Vinyl shutters per print.Colors: White, Black, Brown, Gray, Blue, Green, or Burgundy.EXTERIOR DOORS & WINDOWSExterior door assembled in primed frame with vinyl brick mould applied.Main entrance door, fiber glass, foam insulated, 3/0 x 6/8 with thermal threshold applied. Service door, Smooth Star, foam insulated, 2/8 x 6/8 with thermal break threshold applied, no glass in house to garage door.Window styles per print, smart R glass with screens.Garage overhead doors are pre-finished metal, insulated with metal back and installed after rough opening is trimmed.ideal garage door pulleyThe door is 194 series 9/0 x 7/0 or 16/0 x 7/0 in White, Almond, Sandstone, Hunter green, Terra Bronze or Brown. Garage door openers are included with each overhead door.INTERIOR TRIM (OPTIONAL)Interior doors are 1-3/8" hollow core, primed.All swing door units with have three hinges. Closet units are by-pass or bi-fold with jambs per plan.

All units are pre-hung in primed jambs.MDF door and windows picture-frame casing. Casing is 2-1/4" colonial style.MDF baseboard is 3" colonial style.Closet shelving is vinyl white wire with supports as necessary.Door stops, sash locks as necessary.Assembled stairs, closed treads for two-story, splits, etc. Yellow pine risers, stringer, and treads.Stair parts, i.e. newels, balusters, and handrails, where designated.Bright Brass bedroom and bath privacy locksets, passage locksets and exterior locksets. LABOR & PREFABRICATION MISCELLANEOUS NOTESAll exterior wall panels assembled with sheathing applied. The outside dimensions of all BardenInterior partitions assembled. Homes are from frame to frame.Floor joists pre-cut to correct lengths. Floor plan dimensions do not includeAll interior doors pre-hung in jambs where possible. exterior wall sheathing that extends beyondMaterial delivered to job site on prearranged schedule. LOWER LEVELS OF ALL SPLIT LEVELS AND RAISED RANCHESUnfinished Lower Level: Furring panels for the lower level will be supplied as optional extra.