Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown.
Old wooden garage door repair.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track.
It will help to place shim blocks under the door to relieve some of the pressure from the brackets image 1.
I don t want to spend a lot of money on this project right now.
The mechanism should be installed at the center of the door.
I have a 9 wide single wooden garage door about 25 years old with a rotten bottom panel section.
I need to replace just that panel section.
On the inside of the door toward the top draw a short vertical line down the center of the door.
To determine the location use a tape measure to figure the width of the garage door.
Using vise grips remove the bolts from the brackets image 2 and slide the doors out image 3.
I hope to spend less than 150 00 on this project.
Here s how to install a garage door opener.
Half this distance is the center.
To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool.
I plan to do the installation myself but i need to have the panel section made for me.