Garage door replacement

[crazyal]

I did my 9x8 and 10x12 doors by myself. It's really not hard at all. The only part that was a little difficult was the winding of the overhead torsion springs. But on doors you're talking about I'm sure they will come with extension springs.

I really didn't need the insulated doors but the uninsulated doors looked very fragile. Even the two layer (steel outside with foam on the inside) doors didn't look too strong so I went with the three layer doors.

As for price at the box stores goes, that's simple. The standard sizes they get made cheap. The same goes with both doors and windows. Once you get into any other size than what they stock then the prices are much higher.

One nice thing about the insulated doors (maybe all of them) is that they lock together when closed. First you put the bottom panel in place with the rollers on all four corners. Second you put one roller on one of the upper corners of the second panel. You then can angle the panel so you can hook the wheel onto the track. Then straighten the panel so it's even with the first panel then allow the second panel to rest on top of the first panel. The interlocking ridge between the two panels will hold it in place while you put the second upper roller on and then connect the top of the hinge from the first panel to the bottom of the second panel.

 

[Bird]

A lot of years ago, I helped a friend replace a 16' wide wooden overhead door with a new one, also wood. And just a few years ago, I helped a son-in-law replace a 9' wide wooden one with a new metal door from Lowes. Personally, I would never use a wooden door again, nor would I used extension springs again. And if I had a choice, I'd sure go with the insulated door.

 

[PAGUY]

You guys have convinced me to go with insulated doors even though my garage hardly ever needs to be heated. The rigidity factor sold me. I would hate tobuy and install something that could cause problems in the future just to save some money.


Guy