Install A Garage Door Lock

Provide additional security for your garage door with the clopay garage door keyed lock set.

Install a garage door lock.

The weight of a garage door is supported by the door springs cables and pulleys not the opener. The videos have been broken into segments to make downloading easier. This weight coupled with deteriorating hardware makes older garage doors a frequent scene of home accidents. 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.

Depending on the model you have you may need to pry it out with a crowbar and hammer or remove it with a drill. Lock can be operated from inside or outside the garage. An older double garage door can weigh anywhere from 250 to 450 lbs. It includes everything needed to replace the garage door lock system.

Look into keyed entry door knobs also called privacy knobs portable door locks or top of door locks. Prepare your garage door for opener installation. Close your garage door and remove your existing garage door lock. Compatible with your door opener.

A lock cylinder to unlock the sliding bolt from the outside. A side lock sk7115 to lock the garage. To learn more about installing clopay garage doors go to our garage door installation overview. Step 3 install replacement.

Yet many of us enter and exit our homes through the garage door far more often than we do through the formal entry door. An exterior handle skl9201 or skt9303 to lock the sliding bolt from the outside. Installing a garage snap slide lock. Also known as slide bolts or locking side latches.

Install the new lock according to the manufacturer s instructions. This lock set can be used for garage doors up to 18 ft. Includes 2 pre cut keys. If you re in a situation where you cannot or do not want to use a drill to install your lock there are a couple ways of installing an interior door lock without a drill.

New garage door installation overview. The sk7115 is a universal sliding garage door lock which is installed on the inside surface. These videos will help you with the installation of your new clopay garage doors. Step 2 remove old lock.

If you can t raise and lower the door normally by hand do not install the opener until the door is repaired.