Posted: 11/23/2008 9:34:31 PM EDT
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I'm going to go buy a garage door opener this week, and will more than likely install it myself. It can't be that difficult... but I'm wondering... What would a professional installer usually charge to install one?
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I'm going to go buy a garage door opener this week, and will more than likely install it myself. It can't be that difficult... but I'm wondering... What would a professional installer usually charge to install one? It cost me about a hundred bucks 6 or 7 years ago. Well worth it to me. Also get a Genie screw type. |
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Builder wanted $400 or so ( including the opener ) in '97 when I bought my new house.
I told him to pound sand. Pride of knowing the job is done right is important to me. Bought a Craftsman chain drive from sears for around $159 on sale and installed it myself in a few hours. It ain't that difficult. If you can assemle a gas grill or your kids bike .... you can easily pull it off in 3-4 hours / maybe less. |
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IF you plan on doing it yourself AVOID GENIE the are the biggest pos on the market open up that box you get a whole gaggle of parts. Get a liftmaster or chamberlain (same company) they are much better quality and will be ALOT easier to install. Sorry you had a bad experience , but Genie is far from a POS. |
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I used to install doors and openers a few years ago. Genies are good openers and Chamberlain and Liftmaster are too. Cham and LM are pretty pricey though, IIRC. Installs were $150 and up depending on high lift or really tall ceilings.
If your door has ANY hang ups in it, fix that first. Also, if its a new install, you're gonna cuss and probably bleed. Don't use the cheap straps they include. Get some good angle iron. Less movement that way. Definately measure twice, cut once. For the safety eyes, use a cut piece of wood to make sure they are at the same height. Makes lining them up MUCH easier. Have someone there to help. When you attach the opener to whatever you use to hang it, you'll be glad you had some help. Make sure everything lines up right, too. Other than that, its all common sense and in the instruction book. |