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Full services directory How it worksFor prosAbout Get matched Call (866) 582-8523New construction, additions and first-time doors into a framed opening — where header, headroom and first hardware layout decide everything before a single panel goes on the truck.
Garage door installation in the strict sense is fitting a complete door system into an opening that has never held one — or that has been reframed — including track, springs, hardware and usually an opener plan. Unlike replacement into a known opening, the framing, headroom, sideroom and header condition are design inputs, not constraints you discover too late. Get the opening right and the door is ordinary; get it wrong and every later repair fights the building. New construction and new openings need rough-opening readiness, header capacity and first-time track layout — this is not the same product as swapping a door into existing tracks and springs.
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Verify rough opening, header and fastening structure
Finished opening size, header adequacy, jamb material and attachment points are confirmed before ordering. New construction sometimes needs blocking added while walls are open. Commissioning includes balance and both reverse tests even on a brand-new opener and door.
Watch for: Ordering a door from architectural drawings alone without a site measure of as-built conditions. Builders drift; doors do not.
Design track system for available headroom and backroom
Standard, low-headroom, high-lift or vertical-lift track is selected for the ceiling geometry, future storage and opener type. Weather seal and threshold details decide whether a beautiful new door still leaks wind and water.
Watch for: A standard track assumed into a low-headroom bay. Discovery on install day means rework or a door that barely works.
Specify door construction, wind rating and insulation for the climate and use
Single-skin versus insulated, windows, and any jurisdictional wind or impact requirements are locked before fabrication or special order. Spring selection follows final door weight, windows and hardware — not a generic chart guess.
Watch for: Aesthetic choices finalised with no check on local wind rules. Permits care about the door as an opening protective system.
Install track, hardware and door sections as a new system
Tracks are set plumb and parallel on sound structure; sections stacked and joined; hardware torqued to spec on virgin wood or steel. First-time track layout sets the geometry every future repair will inherit — rush jobs haunt later.
Watch for: Tracks hung on inadequate drywall-only fastening in a finished garage. Everything wants structure.
Size and wind springs for this door’s weight — never “whatever was on the van”
New doors get matched counterbalance. Spring work is professional-only; balance is proven by hand before an opener is trusted. Header and jamb readiness belong to the build sequence before the door truck arrives.
Watch for: Opener connected to an unbalanced new door to "make it work." That burns openers and creates safety problems.
Opener, safety devices, seals and handover
Opener mount, photo eyes, force and travel settings, weather seals and documentation complete the install. Both safety reverse tests are demonstrated. Measure twice against the actual rough opening; brochure sizes are not framing guarantees.
Watch for: Photo eyes left unaligned because "we will finish later." Later often means never, on a brand-new door.
New installation pricing covers door, track, springs, hardware and labour into a prepared opening; framing corrections, low-headroom kits, wind-rated doors and openers add separately. See the garage door cost guide.
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New installs still end in spring winding under high torque. Sections are heavy, tracks must be precise, and a door that is almost right is still dangerous. Do not DIY spring tensioning or bottom-bracket cable work on a new door any more than on an old one. Spring winding on a new install is still high-energy work — new parts do not make the physics beginner-friendly.
Have you measured the as-built opening and headroom, not only the plans?
New construction drift is real.
Which track configuration fits this ceiling, and is it in the quote?
Low-headroom kits are not free surprises.
Who is responsible if the header or jambs need blocking?
Scope boundary with the builder.
What wind or impact requirements apply at this address?
Checkable, not optional folklore.
Are springs sized to the actual door weight after options like glass?
Windows change mass.
Will you hand-balance before connecting any opener?
Non-negotiable on new installs.
What warranties cover door, hardware, springs and labour separately?
Three clocks, not one.
Who is responsible if the rough opening is out of square or undersized?
Scope boundaries prevent blame after the truck is loaded.
Will springs be matched to the final door weight including glass and insulation options?
Wrong springing shows up immediately on a brand-new install.
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