Garage Doors – R – Us

As I have stated a time or two, my dad and I replaced his garage door in his basement this weekend. I remember 25 years ago when we put the first garage door up down there. Taking it down was twice as fun!! Also, garage doors are much easier to put up nowdays. (It did not hurt that I had a guide in the garage doors on the new garage)

Putting the door up was mostly logical mechanical work. But the torsion spring . . . AH, that is another story. The door we bought from Overhead Doors of Greenville really did not come with an installation guide. They just handed me all of the stuff and that was that. When I googled how to install the spring, a skull and crossbones came up when I said torsion spring. Everyone talked about how DEADLY they are and should not be touched by mortal man. Now, I am mortal, but am I afraid?? NEVER!! They probably just put that there to DARE me to take it on.

And, take it on I did. And, set it I did. And, it worked (it did)!