Installinggarage Door Hinges

Once tapped in tighten the nut.

Installinggarage door hinges.

One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. It should be placed several inches in from the edge. With a friend pick up the new door panel.

Very easy to do. Then you can take a hammer and tap the hinge bolt releasing the hinge. Can save you money by not having a service technician coming out. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. Just a small instructional video on how to replace your garage door hinges. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb.

Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. Once you re happy with the placement use a pencil to mark where the holes are to attach the hinge. Leaving 1 side bare makes fitting and installing the track easier so do this for every panel.

To install the new garage door hinges tap the hinge bolts through the bolt holes preferably from the outside. Leave the nut on the end of the unscrewed bolt to protect it while tapping it out. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. Place your hinges in the correct location.

Locate the flat horizontal surface of your garage door panel. Align a hinge in 1 of the corners and in the center of the panel then screw them in place. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Most doors require a minimum of two hinges.

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