We recommend that the door between garage and residence should be equipped with a self closing device although no longer required by the irc and fbc.
How to install new door from garage to house.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to assemble and hang a new garage door.
New garage door installation overview.
Screw cable brackets to the door to secure the weather stripping.
Avoid damage to the screws by using a hand screwdriver.
An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs.
Begin installing your new door.
A remodeler doing a flip house changes out all the doors in the home to update the interior and replaces the old door to the garage with a hollow core interior door.
Install a new door lock and door knob by inserting the latch through the hole for the new parts.
Be sure the bar is centered on the panel.
Drill pilot holes image 1 and secure the bar with screws.
Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door.
If you re installing a two car garage door place a reinforcing bar on the top panel to prevent the door from bowing in the center.
Insert the lockset tailpieces through the latch bolt and screw the handles together by tightening the retaining screws.