Almost any company selling garage doors offer installation services with the purchase of a new garage door. However, for a true do-it-yourself handyman, installing a sectional garage door can be both fun and rewarding. It allows him to tackle an interesting project and save few hundred dollars in the process.

Steps to Installing a Garage Door

• attach the weather strip to the bottom of the first panel
• loosely install all the required wall mounted brackets and jamb mounted brackets
• place the first door panel in place
• attach the hinges to the top edge of the door panel
• install the door rollers at one side of the doorway
• place the track over the rollers and position the track so the rollers are all the way in the hinges
• repeat at the other side
• drill pilot holes for the lag screws and fasten the track’s holding brackets to the jambs
• fasten the brackets securely to the tracks
• place the next door panel on top of the first one
• fasten the door panels together according to manufacturer’s instructions
• attach the hinges to the top edge of the second door panel
• place and fasten additional door panels until the height of the assembled panels reach the height of the first track section
• attach the hinges to the top edge of the last door panel
• install the next track section and continue installing additional door panels until the last panel gets installed
• install the curved and fasten them to the holding brackets
• install the horizontal door tracks and support them with ropes
• make sure the tracks are properly aligned and secure them in place with punched metal supports
• remove the ropes
• test the garage door installation
• install and adjust the garage door’s spring assembly

How to Test a Garage Door Installation?

• carefully lift the door little by little
• stop the door and verify if the rollers stay into the tracks properly as the door gets further lifted
• adjust the tracks as required

How to Install and Adjust the Garage Door’s Spring Assembly

• fasten the spring assembly to the door and attach safety spring holders, following the manufacturer’s instructions
• adjust the spring tension according to manufacturer’s directions so the door opens and closes easily

Important Caution Notes about Garage Door Springs

• energy stored in these coiled up springs unleashed accidentally can cause serious injury
• if not comfortable, never attempt to install or adjust them yourself
• it is very important that torsion springs are correctly adjusted
• inadequate tension can be dangerous if you are opening and closing the door manually and can damage garage door openers