| With the ever increasing amount of home | | | | may be advisable to enlist the help of someone with |
| improvement stores cropping up every few miles and | | | | experience. At times the springs will be under an |
| the do-it-yourself television shows that seem to be | | | | immense amount of tension and one false move |
| taking over many of the cable television stations | | | | could lead to a very serious injury. Even with |
| more and more home owners have the desire to | | | | professional assistance it's wise to exercise extreme |
| take on some projects that they may have been | | | | caution when dealing with the spring mechanism. |
| leery of trying without a profession before. | | | | Make sure your Frame is in Good Condition |
| One of these projects that used to seem out of | | | | Once your old door is out of the way, carefully |
| reach and intimidating to the handy homeowner is | | | | inspect the frame before beginning the installation of |
| replacing a garage door. Even in the much more user | | | | the new unit. It there is termite damage, if the wood |
| friendly garage door kits of today there are tons of | | | | is rotted from the elements or if you've done some |
| pieces and parts that can make a construction novice | | | | extensive damage to the frame during the removal |
| a bit nervous, but in most cases a homeowner who's | | | | of the old door you may need to replace the |
| good with his or her hands will be able to do a very | | | | damaged wood. Attaching your new garage door to |
| nice job on the project and probably not spend | | | | a damaged frame will most certainly lead to problems |
| nearly as much time as they would have thought | | | | in the very near future, if not right away. |
| considering the magnitude of parts that are contained | | | | Putting it all Together |
| in the box. | | | | Attach the track and position the panels exactly |
| Here are a few tips that may help the seemingly | | | | according to the manufacturer's instructions. Each |
| large and difficult undertaking a bit simpler for the | | | | garage door manufacturer is different so there will |
| do-it-yourselfer. | | | | likely be at least minor differences in how the door is |
| Read (and understand) the Instructions | | | | assembled and installed. By following the |
| The problem many do-it-yourselfers face when they | | | | manufacturers instructions to the letter you give |
| begin to take on larger home improvement projects | | | | yourself the best possible chance of you door |
| is that they get too deep into the project too fast. | | | | working perfectly upon finishing the project. |
| Don't get ahead of yourself on a project of this size, | | | | Installing a new garage door could very well seem like |
| read the entire manufacturers instruction book | | | | an overwhelming undertaking, but by understanding |
| before you begin, and if there are parts of it that | | | | and closely following the manufacturer's instructions, |
| you don't quite understand - read it again until you | | | | properly inspecting your frame and making necessary |
| can make sense out of it. Preparation is one of the | | | | repairs and taking the time to be safe you help to |
| biggest keys to success when you start trying larger | | | | ensure that you'll complete the project as quickly and |
| home improvement projects. | | | | with as few problems as possible. You can complete |
| Use Caution | | | | this project, that just a few years ago you probably |
| The springs that open and close your garage door | | | | never would have imagined yourself doing, over the |
| are extremely powerful. This is by far the most | | | | course of a single weekend with very little help and in |
| dangerous aspect of the entire project. If you have | | | | the process quite possible save yourself a good bit |
| an old door that needs to be removed, when you | | | | of money all while have the satisfaction of having |
| are removing the old spring mechanism and when | | | | completed a job well done. |
| you are installing your new doors spring mechanism, it | | | | |