If your home can accommodate a larger garage door and you d like one make sure to get a track extension kit with your garage door opener.
Garage door rails by height.
51 mm to standard lift movements.
304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom.
A final consideration for door clearance is the depth of the garage.
Overhead acting garage door track options are best described by the size or radius of the curved track component or by the amount of low headroom the door must fit in.
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When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in.
Works on 12 in.
Door width and height 2 1 track to jamb dimension 2 1 horizontal track radius 2 2 floor to ceiling dimension 2 3 floor to top of horizontal track 2 4.
Maximum garage door height.
Shop for garage door tracks and track hardware such as custom length tracks 2 inch vertical tracks with and without angle for various heights of garage doors 3 inch vertical tracks with and without angle for various heights of garage doors track bolts jamb brackets flag brackets track radius 2 inch horizontal tracks with 12 inch and 15 inch radius 3 inch horizontal tracks with 12 inch.
Reduces headroom for ez set torsion spring system to 9 1 2 in.
This option helps provide more vertical space in the garage.
In summary you need to supply us with the following information when you contact us for a price for a high lift conversion kit for your garage door.
Reduces headroom for standard and ez set extension spring systems to 4 1 2 in.
2 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 4 5 required backroom 23 required.
The depth of your garage can be no less than 6 inches taller than your garage door.
The garage door needs room to roll completely up when opening.
In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.
This is the distance between the top of the door and the nearest obstruction toward the rear of the garage.
On the other hand if there is only 4 in.
If you have 12 305 mm headroom with torsion spring operation and you would like to install an electric operator special top brackets quick turniing brackets are available.
Used when there is at least the door height plus 12 of headroom clearance.
If adding a garage door opener onto an existing door.
So if you have a 7 foot tall garage door the depth of your garage shouldn t be shorter than 7 and a 1 2 feet.
There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by far the most common ones used in residential installations.
121 mm to 12 in.