My garage door decided it wanted to stay down. It was persuaded to go up again for $20 in materials and about 3 hours of time.
Problem:
Yep, this won't be a quick fix this time like it was for whichever prior owner hacked this together:
C'mon. Just shotgunning sheet metal screws into a damaged section without reinforcement is asking for trouble. It did postpone the trouble for years, though!
Mocking up the angle aluminum:
Marking where to drill:
Making an impromptu workbench out of my roll cab. Worked out great for this specific function:
I'd forgotten all about those step drill bits. They saved my bacon when my regular all-purpose bits didn't go up to 1/4":
The step bits cut through that aluminum like a hot knife through butter. Being new helped.
After much time drilling and fighting hardware in, every last nut and bolt was tightened down, except the one I forgot and installed after taking this photo:
The aluminum angle covers all but 12" on either end of the door. It seems to have done the trick.
Problem:
Yep, this won't be a quick fix this time like it was for whichever prior owner hacked this together:
C'mon. Just shotgunning sheet metal screws into a damaged section without reinforcement is asking for trouble. It did postpone the trouble for years, though!
Mocking up the angle aluminum:
Marking where to drill:
Making an impromptu workbench out of my roll cab. Worked out great for this specific function:
I'd forgotten all about those step drill bits. They saved my bacon when my regular all-purpose bits didn't go up to 1/4":
The step bits cut through that aluminum like a hot knife through butter. Being new helped.
After much time drilling and fighting hardware in, every last nut and bolt was tightened down, except the one I forgot and installed after taking this photo:
The aluminum angle covers all but 12" on either end of the door. It seems to have done the trick.
