Experts Install Oversized Garage Door: Shop Build #20

[@PTC61]

My dad installed garage doors and openers for 35 years. From the time I was pretty young I’d go to work with him when possible. By the time I was 13, I was with him working every Saturday and most summer days unless I had a baseball game. Dad passed 3 years ago. When I do simple things like installing a new opener or replacing a spring, it touches an emotional string that I can’t quite describe. Maybe sadness, pride, gratitude, love. Anyway, even watching when you have garage door work on your video it does a bit of the same. Keep up the good work 😀

[@johnsrabe]

You described it perfectly. So great you worked alongside him. He must have loved it. Also great you have such a commonplace touchstone … I mean what if it was something obscure that you saw only rarely! My dad had us kids with him as much as possible. I used to think it was because he needed the help … which he did … but now that he’s passed for 30 years I’ve figured out the main reason.

[@adammorgan9304]

My dad was an installer for 20 plus years. He is now in sales with the same company and I remember working by his side “helping” him on side jobs as a youngster. I’d give anything to go back to those days.

[@suzieb7967]

After watching the video advert i was still skeptical. But when i finally downloaded the plans kzbin.infoUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG i was very impressed. The whole plan was just as you said in the video. Thank you very much. I now have a large and valuable collection for my woodworks. This is great!

[@ScrewThisGlueThat]

I have never felt comfortable installing garage doors. I have been a General Contractor over 30 years and I always call the experts to install them for my clients. Part of being a good contractor is knowing when to call the right people for the job. Great work EC and Overhead Door.

[@kendavis8046]

I've had to have multiple garage doors installed over the years, and like you, this is a chore I have never wanted to learn how to do. Every one involved a coiled spring (which I know from one experience, make a very loud sound when they fail!), and watching the fellows tighten it always made me wear safety squints even just as an observer.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

My one and only experience with garage doors convinced me to Never install one myself - at least not the coiled spring type.

[@christiantupa]

It's amazing how professionals and good camera work can make something so big look so easy.

[@WBIGTVBuffalo]

Put LED bulbs in that operator so you don't have to climb up there to replace burned out bulbs.

[@MrSleepProductionsInc]

Notice: LED bulbs can operate on the same frequency as the remote door opener causing interference issues with your remote working.

[@AFS-ht7bg]

@@MrSleepProductionsInc not even remotely true. I have led panel lights on mine. My garage has hundreds of LEDs and no issues. LEDs emit a tiny amount of emf on a completely different frequency than a garage door opener.

[@chpgmr1372]

@@AFS-ht7bg it is true. Its not every LED bulb, but a lot of them can interfere. The opener manufacturers even have a list of LED bulbs on their websites that dont interfere and even offer LED bulbs that dont. Liftmaster just switched to built-in LEDs to completely avoid the issue.

[@J.Rambo1022]

​@@AFS-ht7bg I had a problem with it except it was with a CFL.

[@AFS-ht7bg]

@@chpgmr1372 Most will not. If they do they are out of spec.

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

That team's organization and skill are an amazing thing to watch. They sure make it look easy.

[@andydsimmons]

A real pro knows when to call the pros. Great job EC. I am still hoping for your version of square plumb and true.

[@dr.kraemer]

even as big as this building looked when Scott was up there framing it, I'm still flabbergasted at how vast it is when seen from inside. its scale demonstrates the power and flexibility of lumber framed construction. a team this small and scrappy couldn't have built an equivalent steel framed building.

[@terencemerritt]

I love the fact you never ask for a like/subscribe. You’re a great person Scott

[@annaschmanna1]

A 14 foot high door sure looks big. Well, it's twice the height of a regular door. Thank for sharing 👍

[@srharris88]

Love to see the loyalty from Scott (EC). As a contractor there is nothing more annoying than doing a good job, & giving a good price just to have the customer go to the next guy to save a few bucks on the next job.

[@AJFixie]

Nothin better than a nice garage door!

[@balzacq]

Off topic, but the other day I poured a footer in my basement to support a new load-bearing wall on one side of new stairs, and when I started the screeding and troweling I heard Scott's voice in my head saying, "and now begins the complicated dance that is finishing concrete..." 😄 (It's ugly and has wicked trowel marks and isn't perfectly level, but it's DONE and I can move on to framing now.)

[@Musabe009]

I use to put in those doors day in and day out. Residential and commercial. We did a lot of 16x 20 openings. In a month of starting I became a supervisor and was running my own crew on new commercial buildings. Most buildings had twenty openings. We would send the door purchase straight to the job sight and stage the whole building out. 1 st day was plugging holes then setting springs….. it was a fun crew to have. Miss those days

[@jalfredoalderete]

your videos are always so helpful. Thank you so much.

[@TheTarrMan]

I thankful to have these types of videos in my life. The always so inspiring and uplifting and quite frankly they're one of the few things that bring joy into my life.

[@staceygandy2009]

Pretty neat to see them using old school handmade boxes to hold and keep their fasteners organized.

[@GGorman177]

It's been a great series, it still amazes me how things can be done so differently in different countries to achieve a very similar outcome.

[@articchar-lf]

Confirmed very handy for the next automotive shop in the backyard of my best friend. Thank you very much!

[@jthomas06]

Uncle ( I hope you don't mind me calling you that), I absolutely love the good work you do! I keep sending my friends to watch you, mostly for the skills and training, but also for how good and inspired I feel after watching you share. All the best to you and yours!

[@TheBurnsStuff]

I think my only critique is the opener. I may have went with a commercial Liftmaster. I have 2 on my 14x14 doors and they go up and down a lot faster than my 9x7 residential openers.

[@Hoaxer51]

They’re a lot more expensive though,aren’t they? When I priced an opener for my twelve foot door they were 2-3 times more, for that cost I can wait a few more seconds for the door to open and close. The Lift Master was the only one that had an opener for anything over eight feet without going to a commercial opener and I’ve been happy with that one.

[@TheBurnsStuff]

@@Hoaxer51 They are bit more spendy. I went with the commercial opener for the option of 120/240vac, higher cycles, 3 button wall control and door speed. When my building was built, the option from non-commercial to commercial was only $100 and the door speed was a bit more than 2x faster than the residential version.

[@paulyskywalker]

As service tech/installer myself I probably would have went with an 8587 I rail operator if it were my house. However OHD uses their own brand and I am sure it works just fine. I don't think a commercial op would be needed for a door with minimal struts on it making the weight much less. If you look at the spring line they have a hollow tube that spans the entire length of the door so its not even heavy enough to require a solid keyed split shaft. This must be in an area with low wind code. Also this is more of a residential application anyways.

[@TheBurnsStuff]

@@paulyskywalker I can agree with you on the use. For a residential use, it should be just fine. I've been so used to having fast doors, I can't go back to the slow residential doors operators.

[@rustybridges4302]

Ask a real Garage Door guy and then I’ll tell you that overhead is rebranded genie openers. Also, overhead doors are not as great as everybody claims them to me. They just have a long-standing name, but everybody’s heard of the use of quarter inch bolts on high stress areas shows they don’t care about safety or quality just cheap.

[@z06doc86]

This is going to be a very nice garage when completed. I have not expected it to be anything else, even with Scott mostly building it alone or with minimal help. Amazing job! 👍👍

[@DATDesign]

I just installed my first two 9' x 8' garage doors about a month ago in my garage addition/pole building project. It was honestly daunting at first, but after doing my research, I managed to only take a full day to get the first one installed. 2nd one was much easier (maybe a half day). Luckily the new tension springs that came with my doors can be would up with a drill adapter contraption,, and no longer a death trap that they used to be. These installers are priceless if you just "want it done" though. That shop is looking amazing!

[@jdmznet]

Love the smooth, even sound levels on this video. Icing on top of the awesome video. Thanks for it!

[@tswwow]

Overhead door tech here! Good to see us being represented on the channel!

[@RyanBrown-fp3vk]

Me too. And I'm hiring. Are you looking?

[@tswwow]

@@RyanBrown-fp3vk always looking

[@RyanBrown-fp3vk]

@@tswwow 25 plus medical. And I'll move you here. 80% commercial doors.

[@tswwow]

@@RyanBrown-fp3vk not bad

[@mhxxd4]

Are you building a space shuttle in there?

[@hustlinghard8081]

Are you going to do a total cost of this shop? I'd love to have one roughly the same size but have wondered what the material cost would be?

[@pamelah6431]

0:35 that is one wiggly man! 😆

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Big door indeed. That's great. It would be nice if it could be programmed to open part way with one of the the other buttons. That way, if it was only conventional sized vehicle and load, it would only have to travel half way. Good note for Master Lift. LOL

[@Mixwell1983]

In the culinary world staging everything before cooking is called "mise en place" or putting in place and as you said is very important for things to run smoothly. Its all about the prep work beforehand.

[@shelvins1841]

Been watching for a long time and this series is extremely helpful as I'm in the planning stages of building a 40x36 shop with 3 doors this size.

[@jackmiyamoto5270]

Another great video as always. Ben is a lucky guy to have married into such a great family!!!

[@kodykucman8474]

Man, that is just fine

[@gregsimpson5737]

I was wondering if you had any footage of them installing the springs and guide wires for the door? thanks for the videos

[@loumalibu5596]

EC still needs to approve the titles

[@peege9000]

From Slack

[@robl4079]

Quit slacking EC!!

[@essentialcraftsman]

Ha ha!!!! Sorry about that!!!

[@meyersoutdooradventures491]

Good Ole steel back 194 series. I used to work for overhead door of new bern nc

[@6582rg]

Perfect RV door at 14'. Seems pretty slow compared to my 13'.

[@mayhemmayo]

THANK YOU KEEP U THE GOOD WORK !

[@PhotonFlightTeam]

looking forward to the day and videos of the airplane being built in there! ciao Darrell

[@cameronbragg3612]

I didn't know you were in the Roseburg area I've heard you guys have alot of turkeys around that area lol.. really enjoy your videos !

[@davidmatke248]

Keep up the good work!

[@PierreRousseau1958]

How about reviewing the Skil cordless rear handle saw (CR5429B-20). Seems very durable, and low maintenance. And same company as Skilsaw. It looks like something you could get used to yourself. And if you really very much like a rope extending from your saw, not too hard to do.

[@jayhartigan946]

Will there be an episode #21 and beyond? I hope you do show this shop to completion.

[@aha2u]

great!

[@pamelah6431]

4:18 desperately needed one of those Spongebob "One Eternity Later" screen cuts. ;)

[@krenwregget7667]

only a guy with a big shop would call that a "small shop", haha. Great video.

[@gtbkts]

I'm late as heck today, but Thanks for the awesome content and great video!!!

[@rustybridges4302]

That is the the slowest opener I have ever seen🤣

[@johnhunter273]

WOW that's a big door! KUTGW

[@atVVV1]

I've always had terrible luck with those springs binding.

[@azpcox]

Why not use one of those side openers to get rid of the overhead track? I know it’s so high, but thoughts on those direct drive models?

[@RyanTitcomb]

I love them. I put a lift master jackshaft opener on my 16 wide by 12ft tall in my shop. It's been flawless for the last 9 years. Very glad to not have the opener on the ceiling.

[@RyanBrown-fp3vk]

Liftmaster 8900w is great. And you're correct. They should put it on the braker box side. Would be less wire for electrician to run also. However OVERHEAD DOOR is Genie. Genie does have one, but it has not been out long.

[@3941602]

cool.

[@mrrepurpose9596]

Cool. Just a tiny bit disappointing that you did not show and explain the winding of the springs.

[@keith_hudson]

Man that door is slow

[@TTundragrizzly]

Its just a shop. Not a car garage.

[@philipshields1183]

At 4:40 in the video, what brand scaffold is that? I was taught by an old timer. Had to make the same thing with doubled up 2x6s or 2x8s with plywood gussets joined together with the same. Looks expensive but I'm sure would pay for itself and a lot less hassle and material than a bunch of buck scaffold.

[@arresthillary9502]

had a buddy that sliced off half of his face installing a garage door spring. that is a project for the PROffesionals

[@pamelah6431]

😳

[@lenalowery1]

Hey I have a question I know it doesn’t relate to video just think you will have a better chance of seeing my question in your opinion if you had to pick between a hd77 skill or a ridged corded worm drive what do you think you would pick they are both in my budget thanks

[@tedb.5707]

"Overhead Doors" makes a good product. I've spec'd them on residential and light commercial projects. Never, ever, am I using wood overhead doors again!!

[@jeffreyspilker2209]

That's a big door 9

[@dylans2669]

any reason you didnt use a jackshaft drive garage door opener?

[@tryonco]

I have an existing metal sandwhich panel OH garage door like this one, only smaller. I am thinking of self-building a custom replacement reusing the existing hardware, tracks, etc., which are all in good shape. I’m thinking of building it with a combination of 1/2” RS plywood and cedar, doing my own milling, molding profiles, etc. Anyone know of a good sourcebook, etc.? Thanks.

[@chpgmr1372]

You can reuse the hardware and tracks but the springs are dependent on the weight of the door.

[@firemanj35]

Question: Actually, two questions. 1. Why have the lights so high in the door? 2. Could you have gone with a side mounted door opener?

[@andrewalexander9492]

Keeps people from looking in, keeps people from breaking the windows and using them for entry., still lets light in.

[@misterpister]

@@andrewalexander9492 Normally I would agree but there's a set of French Doors that don't look like they have integrated blinds right around the corner of the front of the building. I think the garage door windows would have looked better a row or two down.

[@tswwow]

For a standard lift door like this (goes immediately into the horizontal track) it’s better to go with trolley operator like this. Only use side mounts when absolutely necessary.

[@andrewalexander9492]

@@tswwow Why do you say that? I know that the horizontal track will take some of the weight off the door (they're not actually truly horizontal, but sloped away from the opening, so the weight of the door on the track helps offset the weight of the door) but aside from that, why not a side mount opener?

[@tswwow]

@Andrew Alexander correctly installed horizontal track should be almost level with the ground, and just a little high in the back. As far as side mount openers, they are great but there’s a reason you rarely see them when a trolley operator will fit. Side mount operators, commercial or residential, will frequently cause cables to come off on a standard lift door because they rotate the shaft directly rather than pushing on the door, and so on a standard lift door, when the door is all the way up in the horizontal track, there’s almost no weight on the cables to keep them taught, so when the shaft starts to rotate via side mount opener the cables slack for a moment and tend to come off. This does not happen with a trolley because it pushes the door down. Also doesn’t happen on doors with higher verticals tracks because there is constant weight on the cables.

[@janinegridley8179]

Is wood waterproof?

[@pdmark311]

and why did you do an over head lift when you could use a torsion bar garage door opener?

[@tomalealso]

agreed, some jobs are best handled by the guys who do it everyday. not that I couldn't do it but it is more cost effective to let them do it. like sheet rock, at my age wrestling with sheetrock is not a good idea. one or two pieces no problem, but a whole house, not a good idea.

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@Kreasibajaringan]

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[@Hoaxer51]

What kind of lightbulbs did they put in that opener, I hope it was LED’s because changing bulbs in that thing as high as it is would be a challenge. With the ceiling being drywall, you’d have to use a big stepladder. They did a nice job, they don’t mess around, do they?

[@Adamsadventures83]

12 ft step ladder will get you plenty high a 10ft might be plenty high if you're not a short person

[@pdmark311]

I would have put a few more windows in the door

[@joes2085]

Did you change the height of the door windows during the build from 6th tier to 7th tier?

[@vendter]

In California, CalOSHA would shut them down and issue tens of thousands of dollars in fines for their work practices. Climbing a ladder while carrying something, $7,000. Climbing above the second to the top step, $7,000. It's no wonder we can't get anything done here with a reasonable price.

[@johnsrabe]

Well … given the number of knuckleheads who fall off ladders at worksites … I can’t say as I disagree with this one particular rule.

[@royreynolds108]

@@johnsrabe Depends on who is climbing the ladder.

[@johnsrabe]

@@royreynolds108 Well how do you write that into regs? Training? Anyway, I was interested to know what the stats were, and according to the BLS, in 2020 there were 161 fatal work injuries involving ladders, 6% drop from 2019. Non-fatal injuries were unchanged at almost 23,000 in 2020. These are, of course, reported incidents. I bet you could add 30% to the non-fatal incidents.

[@nealwalden3543]

Can a door this large be operated via lifters that are compact and right at the top inside corners of the opening? Really seeing these used more on nice(r) jobs.

[@jjd281]

A door this size is pushing the limits for a light duty jackshaft. Our company would recommend an industrial duty Liftmaster H with a brake (BH). But keep in mind these side mount openers don't play nice with standard track doors like the one in the video. We would only install one if the door had high lift or vertical lift track. Otherwise you run the risk of unspooling the cables when open. This can be mitigated with installing pusher springs in the rear of the horizontal track, but still not ideal....

[@paulbadger6336]

Side mount, direct shaft drive, Liftmaster, the only way to go. IMHO

[@TTundragrizzly]

Hello. I don’t see “ Shop Build # 21”

[@snomofilms]

Another great video! That’s the slowest door I’ve ever seen in my life though. 😂

[@edwardvandeketterij3786]

Very nice video again! But we have those Windows at eye hight. Why are they that high?

[@royreynolds108]

They are for Bigfoot.

[@andrewalexander9492]

To keep them from being at eye height.

[@chpgmr1372]

I dont like those Opener models. Liftmaster is my preferred.

[@jimvikse7453]

Why so tall, that shop? 😜

[@jacksonbennett6151]

6:05 Louisiana? Not Georgia?

[@royreynolds108]

These are 2 different companies, Louisiana Pacific and Georgia Pacific.

[@jacksonbennett6151]

@Roy Reynolds I guess I could have googled that first!

[@Yassin.ibn.farouk]

Why keep all of your material on the ground tho?

[@EnviousGenome]

I wish I could put up "a small shop" such as this. Anyone want to put up the seed money for me???

[@jeffreycurrie3410]

What’s the end game. Building arks.

[@andrewalexander9492]

I've asked that question previously and not heard an answer. Son-in-law is a techie, one would think that most plausible hobby/work shops for him could be a little smaller. I don't know, maybe he's planning on taking up restoring old logging trucks.

[@allaninduni4861]

Did EC approve the titles from slack? :D

[@johngullotti]

Nice door, but what's to keep the door from slamming down when the red string is pulled to release it from the lifting mechanism? It's one thing to disengage that latch when the door is shut, but what about when the door is partially or fully open?

[@Usonian7]

???Why textured drywall?????? I'm a painter/ cabinet finisher in Michigan, we do t have texture accept for apartments, I just don't get it, I don't like the look, it's harder to repair. Please tell why.

[@sg.6037]

🏡😎дякую

[@user990077]

Good thing you did not try to install garage door yourself. Men have been killed energizing those large springs. When one of those springs get wound up they have a lot of potential energy - like a hand gernade.

[@blackweed3078]

🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Textured walls and ceilings are for ppl that don't know how to properly install and finish drywall. 🤷

[@swampwhiteoak1]

It is a very nice building. However, I would have quickly moved from that congested housing development and built the building elsewhere.

[@dtemp132]

One of the most valuable things I've learned as I've gotten older is the ability to not always tell people my opinions

[@swampwhiteoak1]

@@dtemp132 And yet here you are doing exactly that.

[@lastmanstanding1954]

that motor looks awfully small for such a big door.

[@dwarden3]

The spring carries most of the weight. Your supposed to be able to lift the door with one hand.

[@andrewalexander9492]

a properly set up door will have a neutral point about halfway closed, you have to push it slightly to get it closed from there, and you have to lift slightly to open it from there. It shouldn't take much force at all, if the springs are sized and adjusted correctly.

[@gurban333]

what a waste of overhead space. should have gotten a roll up.

[@johnsrabe]

I love this company, but I can’t understand why they gave themselves such an obscure company name.

[@andrewalexander9492]

"Overhead Door" is the name of the franchise. There is an "Overhead Door of XXXXX" in most cities, same red ribbon logo, different town name.

[@tswwow]

The guy who started the company invented the garage door and the electric garage door opener. Hence the name; they were the only ones back when they started.

[@talltimberswoodshop7552]

Do you really need to use the music that has a pounding drum beat? That is so irritating and disturbing.

[@MrThebigredone]

Jeez what a drama queen 🤣🤣

[@pamelah6431]

The natives are restless!

[@blackweed3078]

We guess this is where it ends because there was nothing ever said about it ever again and we've watched all the other videos a few different times and it just seems as though this was the last of your builds That's it 🫢 we don't know where your videos go from here can all just go downhill from there right

[@75thshootist]

Keep up the good work!

[@bubbat2816]

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