Home Repair and Paint Guide

... The easier ones consist of individual springs at each side of the door, aligned parallel to the track. ... Be careful when stretching the springs and follow the installation instructions. ... These can cause serious injury if you don’t have the correct tools and experience to wind them up. ... There are a lot of parts that come with a new garage door. ... Following the assembly instructions makes the job go a lot easier. ... These will save time during the installation and the job will move a lot faster. ... Older doors can be especially heavy and the large windup spring over the header is dangerous to work with. ... This saves you time with cleanup duties. ... A word of caution - never cut cables or remove spring brackets unless you are absolutely positive they are not under pressure, or holding the door open. ... For your new garage door to operate smoothly, it must be level and the tracks straight and parallel. ... If you are installing a garage door opener, read the instructions and make sure all mounting points on the garage ceiling or joists are installed and ready ...