How To Hook Up Garage Door To Ceiling

Follow the included instructions to hook up the opener and fasten it to the spring system with a pulley and cable.

How to hook up garage door to ceiling.

Stand the bottom door panel on the floor in the garage doorway. The garage door opener mounting bracket also called the header bracket secures the carriage tube to the wall above the. Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping. Attach the bracket the opener came with to the wall above the door and then insert the end of the assembly into it.

Set it securely on top of a stepladder so it s conveniently close to the ceiling. Install the garage door opener. For the headroom you should have about 10 to 12 of space depending on the spring system you re installing. Lean the end of the assembly opposite the motor compartment up above the garage door.

Connect the bracket and the end of the assembly as directed in the installation instructions. Attach weather stripping to the bottom edge of garage door. Use impact driver to mount hinges to the bottom panel of garage door. Door opening height and width headroom from top of opening to ceiling and back room length of garage.

Insert rollers into the brackets attached to the door. To install the opener you ll need to hang another angle iron from the center joist on your garage s ceiling.