How to Replace an Overhead Garage Door

29/10/2013 01:25
Just like any other things in this world, garage doors also depreciate and time will come that it needs to be replaced with a brand new one.  Choosing the right kind of Parish garage doors is an easy task. The true challenge lies on how to replace the old garage door with the new one. It is a universal fact that replacing garage doors is not that simple especially if it is the overhead one.  Homeowners usually call for professional help when it comes to this endeavor. However, things should not always be done this way. At some point, homeowners must learn how to replace their garage doors by themselves. This way, they would acquire a new skill and money would be saved. Replacing garage doors can be made easy if homemakers choose to follow the steps below.
 
First, disconnect the automatic garage door opener. Turn it off, remove the alarms (if there is any), remove the bolts and work with the wirings. Never forget to use tools with this. Though the opener is already off, still, anything could happen. Thus using the right tool would prevent the occurrence of unpleasant incidents. 
 
Lift the Parish overhead doors and place the C-clamps on both sides so that the door would be suspended in the midair and that the homeowner could freely work with the interior parts. Put out all the springs, bolts and cables. Once everything was removed, lower the garage door and this time with the help of another individual because the automatic interiors were already removed. 
 
After all the interior parts were removed, the old Parish garage doors can now be removed. However, this should not be done at once. Take it off by sections, starting from the very top. Once the door is already removed the roller brackets should be disconnected. 
 
When all the parts are finally removed, clean the area so that all unwanted debris would be eliminated. Then prepare all the things to be used in installing the new Parish overhead doors. Everything should be within reach and in order so that the installing process would not take that much time.
 
With the guidance of the Parish Overhead doors manual, homeowners can easily install the new Parish garage doors. This task should start with the placing of the weatherstripping at the bottom part of the door. Then the bracket and the putting up of the garage door would follow. 
 
Then hinges should now be placed at in their rightful places and test if the garage door works well with it. Place the wheel or the garage roller to the brackets so that the garage door would start working. Then, after everything is on place, it is now time to work with the automatic opener part. 
 
Make sure that everything is screwed in tightly so that inconveniences would not be experienced in the near future. The advantage of doing the garage door replacement task in the right way would not only assure the correct garage door performance users can also count on with it longevity.