How To Hook Up Garage Door To Ceiling

Door opening height and width headroom from top of opening to ceiling and back room length of garage.

How to hook up garage door to ceiling.

Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. To install the opener you ll need to hang another angle iron from the center joist on your garage s ceiling. Attach the bracket the opener came with to the wall above the door and then insert the end of the assembly into it. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.

Garage door openers come in several varieties. The garage door opener mounting bracket also called the header bracket secures the carriage tube to the wall above the. Connect the bracket and the end of the assembly as directed in the installation instructions. Measure attach hinges and handles measure the various areas where the door will be installed.

Follow the included instructions to hook up the opener and fasten it to the spring system with a pulley and cable. Install the garage door opener. For the headroom you should have about 10 to 12 of space depending on the spring system you re installing. Lean the end of the assembly opposite the motor compartment up above the garage door.

Set it securely on top of a stepladder so it s conveniently close to the ceiling. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door.