Installinggarage Door Hinges

Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway.

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. One about 2 inches above the top hinge and the other about 2 inches from the center hinge. Can save you money by not having a service technician coming out. Once tapped in tighten the nut.

Once you re happy with the placement use a pencil to mark where the holes are to attach the hinge. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Place the second panel on top of the first one.

Place your hinges in the correct location. To install the new garage door hinges tap the hinge bolts through the bolt holes preferably from the outside. Place hinge at the center of that area aligned with the right side of the garage. Locate the flat horizontal surface of your garage door panel.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. It should be placed several inches in from the edge. Temporarily screw the hinge jamb in place by driving two 8 3 inch drywall screws through it. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.

Leave the nut on the end of the unscrewed bolt to protect it while tapping it out. Check that the door jamb on the hinge side is plumb and shim as necessary. Then you can take a hammer and tap the hinge bolt releasing the hinge. Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door.

Align a hinge in 1 of the corners and in the center of the panel then screw them in place. Leaving 1 side bare makes fitting and installing the track easier so do this for every panel. Loosen the screws if necessary to bring the jamb back into plumb. Find new rollers and hinges here.

Just a small instructional video on how to replace your garage door hinges.