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Thanks for the info bhays, how did the install go?

The Racedeck gods will be just fine. :rolleyes: I just don’t get why you would not try to help out a fellow member?:headscrat If you don’t want to divulge your shipped sq. ft. price just say that.;) Good luck on your install.:thumbup:

The cost is relatively nominal but the results are unparalleled, glue and screw 5/8” with 2’ centers. As discussed, it is pretty heavy, so unless you’re a young buck with a few willing friends you may need some other help. You can either fabricate a couple of makeshift “t’s” for support while...

I hope his first opener was just a lemon, and he has the same continued success you are experiencing with this new one.:thumbup:

Last board was a no go. Received a new opener via UPS this afternoon, and it actually works...for now.

I have been in the construction industry for most of my adult life and while I can appreciate your ambition, DO NOT try to tackle this without some experienced help. I don’t mean to hamper your desire to give this a go, but this is definitely not the task for a beginner. I liken concrete work...

This is the latest response from W/D, "well Mr. Mertz, it looks as if we have experienced a batch of bad boards, so we are going to overnight a new one (the fourth board this opener has seen). If this does not remedy the problem we will ship out a new opener.” BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. Oh, I almost...

**UPDATE** NOT GOOD Well, my neighbor is a month into the new idrive as stated above in my earlier post and he has experienced nothing but headaches for the last week and a half. 1) Went to close the door one evening after 3 weeks of flawless operation and nothing. 2) Tried reprogramming...

My neighbor and I installed one on his new garage last weekend in under a ½ hour. If you have ever assembled and installed a conventional one you’ll understand that that is pretty quick. The operation is absolutely silent when compared to my chain drive units, I was very impressed. Also, once...

Chiming in as a construction manager, you have received some sound advice here, take heed. There are way too many factors involved for a question like this to be answered correctly in a forum. You are getting the materials for free, offset that with the knowledge of a PE to properly calculate...