Install A Garage Door Lock

Prepare your garage door for opener installation.

Install a garage door lock.

It includes everything needed to replace the garage door lock system. This lock set can be used for garage doors up to 18 ft. Provide additional security for your garage door with the clopay garage door keyed lock set. Depending on the model you have you may need to pry it out with a crowbar and hammer or remove it with a drill.

Includes 2 pre cut keys. Make sure your garage door is well lubricated and operating properly. If you can t raise and lower the door normally by hand do not install the opener until the door is repaired. An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs.

The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier. Also known as slide bolts or locking side latches. New garage door installation overview. These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors.

Easily installs with a drill and screwdriver. A lock cylinder to unlock the sliding bolt from the outside. An exterior handle skl9201 or skt9303 to lock the sliding bolt from the outside. To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview.

Step 2 remove old lock. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents. Step 3 install replacement. Embarking on a vacation can leave your roll up garage door vulnerable to crime it is possible for criminals to override your door opener remote control.

Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door. Install the new lock according to the manufacturer s instructions. The sk7115 is a universal sliding garage door lock which is installed on the inside surface. Compatible with your door opener.

Lock can be operated from inside or outside the garage. The weight of a garage door is supported by the door springs cables and pulleys not the opener. A side lock sk7115 to lock the garage. Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks.

Installing a garage snap slide lock.