Install Garage Door Lock

Includes 2 pre cut keys.

Install garage door lock.

A lock cylinder to unlock the sliding bolt from the outside. Compatible with your door opener. Garage doors that do not operate with a garage door opener use keyed cylinder locks to secure the door. Make sure your garage door is well lubricated and operating properly.

Close your garage door and remove your existing garage door lock. Garage door handles are usually the lock handle too. Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door. Step 2 remove old lock.

Provide additional security for your garage door with the clopay garage door keyed lock set. These locks block the door track with a t handle lock. This lock set can be used for garage doors up to 18 ft. It includes everything needed to replace the garage door lock system.

An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs. Also known as slide bolts or locking side latches. 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.

Lock can be operated from inside or outside the garage. New garage door installation overview. Easily installs with a drill and screwdriver. Depending on the model you have you may need to pry it out with a crowbar and hammer or remove it with a drill.

A side lock sk7115 to lock the garage. We can help you find the right locking handle for your garage door installation project. These types of locks usually mount in the center of the door and have two bars on the inside of the door that engage into the door tracks when you lock the door. Prepare your garage door for opener installation.

If you can t raise and lower the door normally by hand do not install the opener until the door is repaired. The weight of a garage door is supported by the door springs cables and pulleys not the opener. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents. To find garage door handle ideas to pair with garage door installation browse the home depot s garage door handles and related products.