3 DIY Garage Door Upgrades | Adding insulation, Replacing Opener and Weather Strip (in one day)
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- 3 garage door improvements/repairs you can do in one day. After one of the springs on the garage door broke I decided to upgrade a few other items. I replaced the garage door opener, replaced weather stripping on the bottom of the door and added insulation.
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Thanks to all the Garage-Pros! I got rid of the slack in the belt I just needed to add a little more tension to it!
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Glad you fixed the slack issue, however you should really change the position of the door bracket from the top of the door to right beneath the strut. With that said, reverse the way you have the operator arm & elbow attached. The arm and elbow should make a general check mark shape, approximately 45°-75° of an angle.
Trust me, it works much better this way.
Edit: Six more things to note....
1: if you do what I said with the opener bracket and arm, your door will go up further to match the height of the header, from what I see it is sitting below the header, not giving you the full extension.
2. Photo sensors are best 6-12 inches from the ground, low is good, however, it is best if you have them near the point of a bumper or point of first contact of a wheel, the latter of which is my preference. If it is too low it gives slight seconds less time for the sensors to be tripped I itiating the safety reverse, seconds that could save you a lot of money and time.
3. Your operator could be lowered (from my guess) 3-5 inches, which greatly reduces stress on the door when it runs. Yes, struts help, but you have a non insulated door (putting insulation in does not fix this issue) it generally forms stress cracks in the top of the panel given enough time, or if a stressful event occurs (hitting the doors, spring failure mid cycle, etc.)
4. When you talk about lubricating a door, show them helpful places to hit, including wheels (especially if you have bearings), pulleys, if applicable, springs, operator rails and bullet system, as well as hinges. Noting you sprayed the side track.....it is good in thought, but the wheels do not actually touch where you sprayed. Run the door up and spray in the rounded part of the track where the wheels actually run along, best to start at the curve of the track and run the spray down to the floor. Another tip, if your door is still creaking, manually operate the door and spray between the panels....run it a few times and wipe the excess, it usually does the trick. In between seasons this happens often.
5. When adding insulation it can add as much as 10-25 lbs. to the weight of the door, which in most cases is too much for the springs that are initially with the door, meant for it's original weight.
6. When uninstalling an old opener there is almost never a need to remove the belt/chain, or the rail itself. You only gave yourself more work.
J & B Garage Doors, 50 years family O&O
Best of luck in your endeavors.
I’m curious where you got the new weather strip ?
Portoni garage
@@influxedhoc Really good advise for anyone undertaking garage door DIY :). I would also add that the bottom brackets the cables attach to on the door are under a massive amount of tension. In the video at 9:49 when the weather seal is being installed the DIYer removes a screw from the bottom of this bracket. Whatever you do, do not remove the rest under any circumstances!
This is going to save me $$$ and my sanity on the insulation and loudness. You sir are THE MAN
YES! This one was a special one. I really learnet a lot with it!
Thank you so very much and greetings from Portugal.
Just caught this video. Thank you. I love the way you film and angle the camera it must take so much extra time. Much appreciated
Haha Thanks, Jack! Trust me it really takes a lot of time 😀! Really means a lot when this part doesn't go unnoticed.
@@DIYCreators I agree 100%. It can be what separates good DIY videos from great ones! And yours are great. Just subscribed.
I have NEVER seen anyone with garage door wiring inside of the sheet rock. Most people's I've seen, including my own, is just stapled along the ceiling and wall. I must sat Im truly impressed - such a clean look!
Steve Rivera I was a installer and we would always ask if the owner wants the wires hidden or exposed or dose not matter. most Don’t care. we always had stuff to run the wire in the walls or we could put up a snapcover that hides the wires
Great job : had a friend hang mine that worked for Overhead Door in Texas for a long time . And your video refreshed him in hanging this exact one from Lowe's . Thanks again .......
Great job explaining everything, I just washed the garage... I was thinking about insulation, & your video popped up... 😁
Great video, Glenn! (And thanks for adding at least 2 more projects on my 'to do' list....LOL)
That spring breaking is no no joke. Takes a pro 15 mins to install and a lot of stress off you worth the extra money. Nice video Glenn 👍 That remote feature is a game changer
I actually installed a new garage door opener two weeks ago. I must admit, I was a bit intimidated by the prospect of the DYI factor. It took a couple hours to complete but with the good instructions it came with, it was actually an easy job even for a first time. I'm 67 years old and was able to do it all myself. Don't be intimidated, push yourself and save about a hundred bucks!
I will insulate because garage door faces east also, and great tip to learn on lubrication of hinge parts and else where. PS always wanted to know for a while now where to get insulation panels for garage doors, and now I know!!!! Cant wait to show husband my project. And stop garage from exploding with heat.
Never thought about insulating the garage door. Awesome idea!!
Awesome video! Thanks for the detailed installation instructions. Much easier to see it being installed versus reading the manual.
Thank you for this, now I have some more insight on how I can upgrade mine
We went 15 years after this house was built before a tension spring busted, then just over a year later it happened again. I replaced it last time my self and saved hundreds, the only tricky part is ordering the correct size spring but there are plenty of measuring guides and getting the Right or Left wind correct other than that it's a simple job, I even got a free set of cables with the spring order so I changed them also, I still have the liftmaster motor, I keep thinking it will die soon but it keeps on ticking and I just keep the tension springs and chain lubricated, Your channel is great.
I consider myself someone not too handy but was able to do this. Makes me eager to try more challenging tasks for sure. Thanks so much for the video and the logical 3 part pairing!
Well done. Clear instruction...great camera work. Cheers!!
When removing the old opener you don't need to take the chain and rail off separately. Just pull the pin out of the front and unbolt the motor from the angle iron
or unbolt the opener from the celling bracing then old by the electric cord all the way to the ground then remove from the wall
I'm a garage tech. I use a 6ft ladder to take down the motor then rest it on the ladder. I use a 4ft ladder to undo the rail at the ladder, rest it on the spring but make sure the motor is in a proper position on the 6ft ladder so it doesn't slip off. Life the motor and rail off both ladders, set on the ground. Removing a motor for a new install only takes a couple of minutes.
A few things that you need change (1) The hockey arm Is upside down (2) the opener mount is installed to the top strut it needs to be installed on the center style of the door. If you keep it on the strut, this will damage the strut also it will damage your top section. Never use lube on the tracks lube only the roller shafts and garage door hinge, springs and bearings. By lubing the track the will collect dust and prevent the rollers to roll. Also, you need to release the spring on the belt to keep nice and tight.
Just an FYI I have 20 years in the garage door industry.
The best lubricants for doors are silicone based sprays that dont attract dust anyway. Spraying the rounded parts of the track helps a considerable amount with friction. (Fyi, dust will settle there on it's own, having some lube is a plus).
Anthony, thanks for say what all door guys are thinking about this video.
@@influxedhoc Per garage door manufacturers Oil-based lube is the way to go. Also, you need to clean off the garage door tracks once a year.
@@baldwulfnative Thanks, just trying to help. Great video!
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When the manufacturers start installing and repairing doors themselves, then they can say what is best for it. 50 years of experience in the field of the craft itself is better insight than the "suggested best course" of the manufacturers who generally dont have a clue as to what is going on.
Not being rude, just being honest. The DIY people know more than they do.
Edit:
A silicone oil is any liquid polymerized siloxane with organic side chains. The most important member is polydimethylsiloxane. These polymers are of commercial interest because of their relatively high thermal stability and their lubricating properties.
Cleaning then is a good thing, but maybe 0.01% of owners will ever do it, and even less is the number of doormen that will take the time to do it while on the job.
Thank you for very information yet practical video upload for a layman like me. I fixed my garage door and it looks great. Thank you.
I know this is about the garage door opener but I was admiring the ceiling LED lights!!!
About to have someone install a new garage door for me. Thanks for this vid. Very timely. I love the opener's features.
Awesome! It's a huge upgrade for me!
Glenn because of this video I just got through replacing my garage door opener with the same model, we had same loud chain garage opener, and I was able to get it done, Thanks again!
That's awesome, sure thing brother! Glad this video was helpful.
Well done, Thanks for sharing.
Thanks I replaced my garage weather strip after watching this video. Just FYI the weather strip may be tight for your rails. I used some wd-40 and pull on one end with a plumbers wrench. The end where is pull got beat up so I pulled the weather strip longer than the garage door and cut off the damaged end.
That is a great system! thanks for showing us!
Your welcome
Always love watching your videos
Thank you for taking the time to make this video and share it.
I appreciate it!
You’re so AWESOME! I would love to see you make a patio cooler! I am making my wish list...stay tuned. LOL
Smart man not touching that spring, some jobs are for the professional.
Yeah, that sounds like it would be the most painful lashing anybody could imagine.
It's not bad. the internet makes you think you'll die doing it. I've done it in 2 houses and I'm no genius I recommend trying.
Thanks for explaining the extra wind supports on the garage door. I’d never seen that before, but obviously it makes sense.
Thank you, but figure it was not a common thing.
Très belle installation.
Toujours un plaisir de te voir bricoler bravo
Excellent video man...helped me out with my new garage door opener
As always, very informative video! Great job!
Smart Garage door is the way to go, no doubt! One of the best feelings to open your garage from your phone or smart watch 😜
Loved the kicking the box for a neat unpacking!
Thanks 😀
You did a great job telling how to do
I insulated my garage door about 7 years ago. I used the Pink Panther brand insulation kits for garage doors. I've really wanted to go the route you went for the past couple of years. Yours looks good also!
Yes, I am pretty happy with these I can really feel the difference and these look very neat.
Good idea to just lube the roller bearings , the metal to metal hinge points on the hinges and the springs. Also, when replacing the bottom weather strip . Leave a couple of inches on each end then tuck them into the strip, that way the weather strip won’t move from side to side as the weather changes.
I installed an opener like yours. It's a great upgrade being that I live in a condo and I'm sure the upstairs neighbor appreciates it.
Now I just wish my condo gestapo association will allow us to have roll up doors instead of the bulky wooden spring assisted doors. Another condo association across the street with the exact same buildings have roll up doors. Very frustrating.
Excellent video Glenn! You make everything look so easy!
Thank you! :)
Hey there. Just a tip. I am a garage door professional, and I deal with all of this stuff every day. If I were you, I would add some more tension to that belt. You want it to be taught, not overly tight, but enough that it doesnt sag down like that when in the "up" position. Doing this will prevent the belt from slipping off the gear on the opener head, and avoid the possibility of the whole door falling down while operating. If the belt slips, so will the door. Great video!
Just curious how the whole door will fall down when the springs are what holds the door in place and not the opener. If the door is balanced properly it shouldn't just fall to the ground should it?
@@pyropreacher1438 you are correct. If the springs are property balanced, the door should rest at the bottom, middle, and up positions. Key word if. Years of not tuning the springs will cause them to loose tension. However, there are many homeowners that are unaware if springs are under-wound, or even broken. Given the chance that a spring could be not properly wound or broken, it is possible for a belt that loose to slip, causing the door to come crashing down. This is under the circumstance that the door isnt balanced and hasnt been tuned up in quite some time( in my experience, most people dont care to tune up a door often). But, yes you are right, given that the door is balanced, there would be no danger of the belt slipping, but it is always better to be safe than sorry, and have your door fall on your vehicle while backing out :)
Nice job, neat and concise informative and interesting..... thanks
I may need to look into this upgrade as well. We lose power here in Florida all the time (it seems). Good work as usual sir!
Same door opener I bought. Good video.
The content is very well done & the video itself is well produced. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks! Love your videos, you do a really good job explaining the details.
Very helpful! Thank you for sharing.
My dad and I were in the garage when the spring broke. It scared the bejeezus out of us! It was a hell of a job replacing it. Lol!
Good job, good ideas, and good video. I’ve been wanting to insulate mine and replace the weather strip.
Good job as usual. Love to watch you work lol.
Sweet upgrades dude. I might eventually get the motor for mine. I upgraded to insulated when I got the new impact door. Definitely a great upgrade if you have an impact door already.
good job . thanks for sharing.
Another great vid, thanks!!
Thanks man! great video! All three upgrades are waiting in my shop right now to get them done lol
Thanks, I've been putting this off
I see those Lutron controls there. Smart man!
I do garage doors and garage door openers for a living, really great and helpful video for home owners, one thing tho the belt has quite a bit of slack in it when opening shouldn’t be a problem or anything but that could be caused by the spring tension not being quite enough, or the belt just needs to be tightened more , what I do is once the belt seems tight enough give it a couple good tugs away from the rail and then tighten it down again so that it is fully parallel with the gdo rail
What if the belt is too long? Can you cut it to size?
THANK YOU 🙏
LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS!! This one was really helpful. I wanted that same model opener, but some of the reviews scare me.
another great video. nice work.
Loved the video as always. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
Nice. Insulated doors are definitely on the list for my hypothetical future shop. (In Texas? You bet your butt.) Probably some energy savings for the rest of the house, as well. I didn't know you could install the foam later like that, always assumed you had to buy an expensive pre-insulated door. TIL! Thanks!
Excellent job with minor criticisms from the gang below. Thumbs UP!
Very nice!
Good job! 👍
Great video, can't wait to get my garage done up!
Thank you! I am pretty happy I got it done, that was a long day!
I have the same issue, my only issue is that someone never moved the light fixture above the track(they get the Darwin Award for that one) so when I take down the old track, I need to get some electrical help to move the fixture. Thanks for the video!
Love it my man!!
Thanks!
Ive done all the same things to my garage door opener though mine is just a regular dumb garage door opener but I added a sonoff SV and can have alexa open or close it. but you need a triangular bracket for that opener as it moves a lot when you open and close it.
very good video, thanks
Excellent vid! exxcept the lube part. You never want to 'lube' the track area, just the wheel bearing areas. Lubing the track, no matter the crap you buy, always causes collection of dirt...
Yes it really is easy to tell on your videos. Also increasing the speed at all the right moments. You really do have a knack for this it’s truly an art. Are you in production or something as a living? Also that color on the motor is very cool and looks like you have a beautiful garage from what I can see you. Thanks again
Thanks! Nope production history, just trying to share what I think is the best angle to give the info. It is a cool color!
Good Job! Haven't seen a Speed Screwdriver like that in 35 years...
Thanks
I work installing garage doors and if you add weight to the door (insulation) you have to change the springs since the door will be heavier and the motor will carry that weight.
but good video!
Javier Venegasyes but most of the time you’ll be fine with the original spring. Just give it a couple more whinds.
@@francolopezjr27 Crank it a bit and check to see if the door is balanced when the door is disconnected from the opener.
Javier Venegas I’m glad someone said that I was about to when I saw this
Franco Lopez adding a few more winds doesn’t make it better it just picks the weight up off the ground then at which point it will be over tensioned and exceed force settings the proper most efficient way is to change the springs when you add insulation. Having the proper springs with proper ippt rating gives your springs the proper amount of life cycles. Adding extra weight to an existing spring can cause it to break prematurely
Awesome vid!
Dude, this is great. I never even knew they had belt driven garage door openers. Ours are chain driven, and I hate the loud sound, as does my son who has sensitivity issues. I will look into a conversion kit for my garage doors. Also, I love the way you say "trolley". Please release a rap single about trolleys. I'd buy it.
Great video
Awesome work Glen! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks, Fred!
What are you listening to while you work? Noticed the earbuds, just wondering what inspires you during your projects?
Awesome projects!
Thanks, Ellie, Good to hear from you!
Good work as usual! I am glad that you finally found a use for that screwdriver that you ran over in one of the previous episodes!!! LOL Just kidding! Use whatever you can to make the job easier!
I love it ❤
Thanks!
You need the 8 foot rail garage door. Because the garage door all the way up ⬆️
Good everything, except
1) bracket attaching arm to door is in the wrong spot (very bad location) should be attached to stile not the strut
2) arm is upside down
3) belt is way too loose
Great choice in all products, I would certainly recommend them all.
Just a garage door technician with 22 years and counting experience trying to help and make good great!
FYI an experienced guy all that should take 2 hours to do, DIY’ers approximately 5-6 hours of work
45 mins
Jason Trusty it only takes 14:57
that bracket made me cringe. seen brackets mount top of door, like this use upside down arms before tho.
www.waynedaltonparts.com/products/wayne-dalton-trolley-arm-attachment-operator-bracket
still not best choice.
Excellent video. One thing I highly recommend is replacing your rollers with sealed ball barring white nylon rollers. Will make everything smoother and much quieter
Thank you, yes this is worth looking into.
Also the reason why your garage door doesn’t open all the way is 2 reasons, 1, the drive arm that the trolley uses to open and close the door is installed completely wrong. 2, your garage door is 8 feet tall, so you need the 8 foot extension
Really nice work, man! 😃
Here in Brazil, fortunately (or not) we have a pretty good weather during the whole year, so we don't use insulation foam. The bad part of it is when you need some of that pink foam to make a rc airplane or wing. 😕
I have a question.
How on earth do people dislike videos from this channel? Instructions are hella clear, video quality is perfect,..what more does one need? *SIGH*
They are racist
@@CrazyCrusader1 I'm so tired of everybody making everything about race travel at a safe speed and everything will be good just remember Irish lives matter
Must be from people with competing channels
Maybe they dont like 4he belt drive
successful people and channels have trolls.........sad but true
Show.... aqui do brasil...
Chamberlain is great. I wish I would have known about the belt driven model.
good information thanks for sharing
Sure thing!
The installation was pretty good. You may want to look into a opener reinforcement bracket. The bracket Chamberlain provides is ment to be through bolted on a wood door. Also your belt is loose. I have been doing garage doors for a decade now.
How long will that belt last? Wont it snap?
It’s meant to be installed on steel. How many wood doors do you install these days. Most doors are foam injected with steel plates in hinge and bracket locations. Might be different in other parts of the world though I guess
@@darrennickerson1 www.movingupgaragedoors.com/adjsutable-reinforcement-bracket-18-24-sections?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=Cj0KCQjwla7nBRDxARIsADll0kCddiGDbL92caLm70XjaFUu1ixIUP-o1iWQ9DrhBjpzoGZBxbLn_p0aAvraEALw_wcB
@@darrennickerson1 check it out.
The j-arm bracket that comes with the lift masters/chamberlain is perfectly fine for steel, as long as the door is properly balanced and lubricated. Just make sure it’s installed into a steel reinforcement rib in the panel. You also want to put it closer to the top of the panel and not the center. The j-arm reinforcement you’re speaking of is best used with steel back doors made by Amarr/Pella, because they do not have a reinforcing rib under the steel back in the center, so often times the J-arm bracket rips out with even the slightest bit of drag or misbalance.
The belt is too loose and the rail isn’t level. I recommend adjusting that closer to level with a no more than an inch of difference from either end.
Keep in mind, when adding insulation, though it’s polystyrene it still adds weight to the door and I do recommend a professional verify that the door is still balanced.
Lubrication is verify important
However, spraying the track is a waste of lubricant and can be extremely messy. I recommend using a Teflon based product and only spray moving parts such as rollers springs hinges and bearings. And as frequent as every 3-6 months.
Don’t forget to get your annual inspections either. You’d be surprised how much you can catch before it becomes an expensive problem.
I have 15+ years experience with residential garage repair and installation.
I really liked this video in particular but your videos are always interesting.
😂Thanks, I know this is not the most exciting topic but sharing the process could help out a few.
Great job and thank you for the video. One thing I'd like to add for everyone; never lube the track or spray lube on the wheels like you did in the video. The wheels are a semi sealed unit and are made to ROLL. When you spray lube in the track, the wheels tend to DRAG and not ROLL adding to the garage wheels and track to wear improperly. To keep your track and wheel system running good, spray just a very small amount where you can see the inside of the wheels and the system around the shaft. Try to keep the lube out of the track. Thanks everyone.
I was thinking the same thing but I would not use WD-40 it has cleaners in it and take way grease a spray grease on the bearings is all you need to keep them water resistant. That can be applied buy gloved finger in tiny amounts. WD-40 will also leave a film that holds dirt.
Home Depot recommends fiberglass garage door insulation for metal doors!!
A+ brother man
Awesome vid,
Thank you
Great video!
Thank you!
Nice work , enjoy your channel.... 🇺🇸😀
Thank you!
Great video as per usual Glenn
Thank you