Garage Door Installation

Install garage doors on houses with attached garages after sheetrock is complete. Jobs with detached garages should get garage doors after shingles. The material for this work should be provided by the installation contractor.

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The garage door contractor installs the door track, places the door panels in the tracks and bolts them together, installs the springs and restraining rope, adjusts the tension in the springs, adjusts the locks so the door can be properly secured, and installs trim at the sides and top of door.

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Post Garage Door Installation Checklist

Check for proper product design (reference your architectural plans, and confirm what was drawn and ordered is what was installed)
Check top of door is level with horizontal 2×8 trimmer and plumb with vertical 2×8 trimmers.
Check trim moulding has been installed properly. Parallel with sides of door(s) and plumb.
Check for correct keys supplied by the contractor. Ensure keys are secured with the house file.
Check door lock for ease of use, and locks are of the type not requiring a key to lock and unlock from the inside.
Check door(s) opens and closes properly
Check for proper tension on springs
Confirm that tracks are properly secured to framing members.
Make sure that their is no sheetrock damage done by the contractor
Check that the garage has been cleaned and all scrap materials remaining have been cleaned up by the contractor

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