I've seen 'seconds' or used ones for sale from around $300, new ones start from around $700.
Plus installation.
If you are handy with a spanner, and the existing tracks are in reasonable condition, you may be able to do it yourself.
Check you local paper for some local retailers and installers.
Shop around the local door dealers, they usualy have "shop soiled" doors real cheap. you will need to know the "opening size" before you go shopiong though. Measure the height from the floor to the top of the opening and then the width of the opening, you will also need to tell them what you are fixing to, brick,timber, then they will know what to provide as far as screw / bolts go. One last thing is they are not hard to fit, give it a go, if in doubt u2u me.
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If you intend to remove them yourself, when they are in the up, rolled position, put a large number of layers of duct tape around it at several locations before you undo the shaft bolts from the retainers.
The springs that actuate the weight reduction are under extreme tension, and will do you a nasty injury if they let go.
Be very careful.
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If you replace them, get the auto bit, it is magic!
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Lee
1st, Congrats on the house, guess that means you must be posted soon 😉
2nd, why the replacement option? whats the brand of door? can you retro a motor drive to them to make it easier to open etc? or are the doors screwed?
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Best way to remove existing is to tape / tie up the curtain when all the way up then, while holding the roll from moving, remove the tracks and let the roll turn around (keep it under controll) till the tension is off the spring, don't bother using the old tracks the new doors will come with new ones,
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Just got a call from the architect that my house plans are 98% done. Saturday will be the last chance to make any changes. 6 x 9m workshop area with 12' ceiling height + regular 6.7 x 6.5 double garage attached. 5.5 x 7m home cinema room, 7x6m snooker room with bar. The rest of the house belongs to the wife and I couldnt care less. All figures that will no doubt totally impress starbug. I havent yet worked out how I am going to pay for it, but that is secondary to requirements.
What I need is for someone to tell me how to use a 36horse to operate the garage door. Now that would be cool.
penguin wrote:Lee
1st, Congrats on the house, guess that means you must be posted soon 😉
2nd, why the replacement option? whats the brand of door? can you retro a motor drive to them to make it easier to open etc? or are the doors screwed?
Funny you say that mate,
I take up my posting at RAAF Richmond on January 15th next year.
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And the door are screwed, no locks and rough as guts both in operation and looks.
Lee.
[ Edited on 30-8-06 by buzzbug ]
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
Lol,
I figured the gods of DP-AF (or whatever the green version is) would do that. BTW, anyone told you guys yet that we're pulling a lot of folk out of there next year?
penguin wrote:Lol,
I figured the gods of DP-AF (or whatever the green version is) would do that. BTW, anyone told you guys yet that we're pulling a lot of folk out of there next year?
I know that there has been alot of talk about it over the years.
I also know that there has been alot of building going on around amberley too.
Hopefully they might move us up there at some point of time.
Lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
