How To Install Overhead Garage Door Opener

The rubber gasket on the bottom section will fill the gaps created by an unlevel floor.

How to install overhead garage door opener.

Bolt the angle irons to a rafter or rafters with lag screws. Placing the first panel and track 1. Measure the garage door opening before purchasing panels. Then install the motor brackets.

Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided. At a home improvement store purchase some rubber weather stripping. After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level.

Lay weather stripping over the bottom door panel. To hold the level in place tape it to the section. Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door. Center and level the first section after you install the brackets.

Fix the door bracket in place. After that start installing the sensors. Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. Use a tape measure to carefully record the length and width.

The door must be level even if the floor isn t so use shims under the section to level it.