I have a 9 wide single wooden garage door about 25 years old with a rotten bottom panel section.
Old wooden garage door repair.
It will help to place shim blocks under the door to relieve some of the pressure from the brackets image 1.
Using vise grips remove the bolts from the brackets image 2 and slide the doors out image 3.
To determine the location use a tape measure to figure the width of the garage door.
I don t want to spend a lot of money on this project right now.
Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife.
I may get a new metal complete door in 5 to 7 years.
The mechanism should be installed at the center of the door.
To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool.
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Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown.
Here s how to install a garage door opener.
I need to replace just that panel section.
Half this distance is the center.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track.