DIY Garage Door project - ugh

Jul 19, 2004 6 Replies

Spent all day Saturday in 80+ weather installing a Wayne Dalton 8x7 garage door. First time I ever did a garage door before -- WHEW!



I'm happy it's over. Friends said, "You should have someone do that for you" But I decided to give it a try and even though is wasn't that easy, it looks great.



Now if only Lowe's would consider selling the locking handle kit. I thought it was funny that you had to go to a garage door dealer in order to get that.


Good for you. Try contacting Waye-Dalton for a dealer near you.

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I know what you mean about installing doors in extreme temps. I've installed many in temps ranging from -20 to 105F. It's no fun but the job had to get done. After a bit of practice and the right tools, you could install a 8x7 in about an hour.

Now you can go on to installing an electric door opener...

Rich

Nothing "funny" about Lowes not selling the locking door kit. They'd sell maybe 3 a year....cause everybody else in the world uses an electric garage door opener.

Maybe, but their iDrive costs as much as the door. I got the manual lock for only $25. Let the consumer choose.

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