Repurposed Garage Door Opener

A newfound purpose throwing away your old garage door to install a new one can be a cumbersome process and is unnecessary according to sara carpenter of bob vila.

Repurposed garage door opener.

Simply cut pieces from your door sand them and prime them to paint your panels whatever color you choose. It seems if someone gets their garage door replaced the functioning door opener is replaced as well. Low difficulty ideas to repurpose your garage door jacket or key holder for the entryway this simple yet clever idea allows you to use panels from your existing garage door to create a unique jacket or key holder to hang by your front door. See more ideas about garage doors doors garage.

Not only will repurposing old garage doors benefit you it help save the environment. Garage door opener repurpose for the mechanically inclined your old but still working garage door opener can be a motor to power a number of projects including a dumb waiter for transporting groceries from the garage to the kitchen for example or any number of creative motorized inventions. Has anyone here created a project with a garage door opener motor. Not knowing any better and being under a time crunch to get the door working a new opener was bought and installed.

The doors stopped moving even though the motor still ran. I have an old garage door opener that was given to me after i purchased a new one. How to s quick tips. You of course will not remove a perfectly good garage door opener from your garage for this project.

This thread is archived. A quick inspection revealed that the sprocket on top of the unit sheared off the shaft. 9 innovative design uses if you re planning on improving your home s curb appeal by installing a new garage door don t be so fast to throw out. 4 garage door diy projects that we love.

Repurpose your old garage door into a stunning piece of art raised plant bed or an outdoor bench. Repurposed garage door opener. Sep 12 2013 explore donnegan85 s board repurposed garage doors on pinterest. So i like to use the motor for some type of project.

If your garage door opener no longer seems to work for whatever reason but the light still goes on it will probably work for this project.