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Garage Door: Remove Old Garage Door From "Floors, Doors & Windows" episode DFDW-105

Jay Baker and Scott Branscom, the hosts of DIY's Floors, Doors & Windows workshop, show you how to install a garage door in this episode.

In this first segment, hosts Jay Baker and Scott Branscom remove the old garage door.

Materials:

Standard carpentry tools (hammer, nails, tape measure, level)
Circular saw
Compass (the type for drawing circles)
Drill motor with screw and drill bits
Door panels and hardware
Garage door operator (opener)

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E

1. Before you purchase a new garage door, you need to take some measurements. You need to measure the width and it needs to be from the actual structural member, not the trim piece.

2. Next, you need to measure for head room because you need to make sure that you have enough room for the door to actually operate (figure A). Lower the door to make sure you don't have pipes or framing members, etc. in the way.

3. Each door is different -- some need to be taken out when they are in the up position, and some when they are in the down position. If a door has tension springs on them, it should be taken down when it is in the up position. You don't want the door to have tension on it when you take it apart because it can be dangerous. Once the door is up and locked into place there is no tension on the spring and it is safe to release it. You need to keep in mind that when you release the springs you have nothing to help you with weight replacement. Garage doors weigh 150 pounds or more and if the door were not locked in place, you would need to have some way of holding it up until you can lower it yourself. If you don't have someone helping you, you can put a clamp on the track (figure B) at the end of the door. The door will sit on that clamp until you can release the clamp and take the weight.

4. Remove the tension spring cables (figure C) and then carefully put the door down.

5. Remove the pin of the top center brace (figure D) and loosen the brace.

6. Remove the nuts from the bolts on the top panel (figure E) and the nuts at the top of the next panel down and the first panel comes right out. Continue this procedure until all the panels have been removed.

RESOURCES :

Garage Door (Jeld-Wen)

JELD-WEN
Website: www.jeld-wen.com

Quick Guide: Windows and Doors
1880029235
Mark Feirer
(February 1994)

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