Hot To Install A Garage Door Opener

Choose a garage door opener.

Hot to install a garage door opener. Most units hang from angle irons and metal straps that have holes drilled in them at regular intervals. Attach the straps to the power unit with the hardware provided. Prepare your garage door. Most newer garage doors with.

Count each of the pieces if necessary. Assess whether you have the type of garage door that can have an opener attached. Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need. Attach the straps to the irons with hex head screws.

Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door. After that start to build the rail. Bolt the angle irons to a rafter or rafters with lag screws. There are two basic types of garage door openers chain driven and belt driven.

You ll need a nut wrench to secure the three segments that make up the rail.