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how easy to hang garage doors
Jumpy Guy - 14/1/05 at 09:30 AM

my up-n-over garage door is hung squint, with the result that one side has an inch gap....
= very cold in this weather!!

its a bit old n scabby, but seems to work, even if it rattles about half an inch when closed....
but can i do anything to rehang it?


Rob Lane - 14/1/05 at 09:41 AM

What type and make is it.

Is it a full retractable or a canopy door?

(Canopy has about a third of door still outside garage when open)

Does it use springs vertically either side with wheels at top of door which travel inwards on a track?

Does it use springs in a box or alone, across top wooden rail of surround with wires and rollers down sides ? (They are buggers for wearing a flat on rollers)

We install garage doors occasionally as part of our business.


nick205 - 14/1/05 at 09:55 AM

would it be easier to fit a strip of wood to the door frame to close up the gap?

Alternatively you could make a'curtain' of some description to close when you're in the garage.

Just a thought....

Nick


Bluemoon - 14/1/05 at 10:58 AM

Had the same problem, so we "hung" an old duvet over the door.

Two 1' by 2' battons clamping the duvet at the top, and a couple of nails in the wall above the door to hang the battons from, to make the thing removable.

I would recomend removeing it though if your grinding/welding anywhere near it in case it catches fire!

Dan and Rebecca


mangogrooveworkshop - 14/1/05 at 11:28 AM

Use all the old door seals from the seirra to make seals for the doors. They work real well.


stephen_gusterson - 14/1/05 at 12:02 PM

attatch flexible pvc strips on the rear surface of the door, inside the garage. the door will close up against these.

Even if the door is a decent fit, there will still be a significant gap at the edges where a cold winter draft will get in quite nicely!

atb

steve