Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 24, 2010 8:12 pm Hi, as the title suggests im wondering if anyone has installed a motor once in the house? Was it hard? How much would i expect to pay? Its for a sectional panel door and the company were going to charge a fortune so we decided to do it ourselves! Re: anyone installed motor on garage door? 2Feb 25, 2010 8:43 pm Depends on how handy you are. For me, installing an opener on a panel lift door is really easy (assuming there's a power point already there to plug it into). Assembly maybe an hour if I never put that model together before, an hour to put it up. So I would think no more than 2 hrs labour for someone to come do it for you. Greg My garage door has started playing up recently. Sometimes (and getting more frequent) when I press the button to open it, it wont. The motor is an ATA GD0-6V3. Red and… 0 2674 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I mean, I install them/sell them for a living so I haven't done DIY, unless you count the first one I installed lol. (electrician by trade). Usually a 6-8 hour job for… 3 41543 The unit normally clips into a metal plate screwed to the wall, either plate is not flush, or unit not hooked in and could be hanging from the pipes partly, either might… 2 15791 |