Make Your Own Garage Door Cable

For standard lift residential garage doors the cable length should be the door height plus 18 inches.

Make your own garage door cable.

Spike carlsen is a former editor at the family handyman and is the author of three books. If your garage door cable is at an angle or l. Vertical lift and high lift doors require longer cables than standard lift doors because of the positioning and style of the cable drums. Get the look of a traditional carriage house garage door for a fraction of the retail price.

This video will show you how to repair a mis aligned garage door cable. I made it happen so i think anybody armed with minimal car. Homemade carriage house garage doors. A garage door is a large door on a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor a garage door opener garage doors are frequently large enough to accommodate automobiles and other vehicles.

With these diy plans you can make your own using a standard hardboard garage door. A splintered history of wood. This is a step by step on how your average schmoe can build beautiful carriage house style garage doors i m a computer programmer and this is the first time i ve done anything like this. The necessary length of cable varies based on the door and the style of lift.