How to replace a garage door step 1.
How to replace a garage door.
Before purchasing a new garage door take some measurements.
Locking pliers are small handheld vice grips.
Measure the width of the door from the actual.
Use a scrap 2 by 4.
Tie extension springs to the tracks.
Use locking pliers to lock the door in place.
Pick up 2 of them from.
Remove the sections one at a time by disconnecting the rollers and brackets.
Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.
Removing the old door 1.
Raise your old door.
Instructions for removing your existing garage door.
Removal and installation of new garage doors.
There s a lot of tension in the springs so be.
Lift the garage door as far as it will go.
Each door is different some need to be taken out when they are in the up position and some when they are in.
Lower the door and dismantle it by removing the hardware.
Lower a double door by recruiting at least two helpers to help with the weight and place a 2 4 block under the door to prevent smashing a foot or finger when it s lowered.
Remove the pin of the.
Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place.