Service illustration · not a completed customer projectTHE WORK, EXPLAINED
Start with the condition.
Understand the scope.
Compare the proposed door with the opening measurements and its product-approval documentation. Ask the installer to identify the applicable installation details and have the responsible building department confirm the project submission requirements before work is arranged.
What may be involved
- approved door assembly
- wind bracing
- tracks
- anchors
- product documentation
Ask the provider to distinguish existing parts to inspect, proposed replacements, and tools, materials or reports included in the service. Confirm the work and exclusions after assessment; this list does not mean that every item will be supplied or replaced.
LOCAL RESEARCH / Miami
Planning your work
Miami-Dade County's building department publishes a garage door replacement checklist. It asks for a completed building permit application with Category 22 marked, a frontal view or elevation of each exterior wall showing where the doors go together with the product approval numbers, and the current Notice of Acceptance of each garage door used. The county also states that each municipality in Miami-Dade has its own building official who issues permits within that city limits. Confirm the address, the proposed scope and the applicable review with the City of Miami; neighbourhood names do not always follow city limits, so check which building department covers your address. Ask for the Notice of Acceptance of the door being quoted before you approve an order; the checklist does not decide whether a particular door suits your opening.
Source ↗Area-wide context does not establish the condition of your property or equipment.
Before the visit
If the door is crooked, off track or has a broken spring, keep clear and stop operating it.
