Garage Door Low Ceiling Clearance

When a garage door opens it rolls back on horizontal tracks.

Garage door low ceiling clearance. The clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in. Please help asked by. For door heights with 41 2 of headroom not listed in table 1 take height of door in inches and subtract 12 for 12 radius or 151 2 for 15 radius to get reduced vertical track length. Our rlp v track works great in a situation where you need low profile hardware which takes up less room.

Most common garage door track options. This increases the cost of the door kit by 10 15 when purchased as an upgrade. This is a unique set of tracks that are built specifically for low ceiling garages that allows the door to turn quickly because they slope down into the garage instead of running parallel. The whole wheel and track can run in this slim area.

Our track kits only require a short minimum top clearance of 3 distance from the top of door to the nearest obstruction such as low ceilings. Quick turn bracket cannot be used in conjunction with any other low headroom option. Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. Ideal door overhead garage door double track low headroom kit at menards send cancel mail in rebate is in the form of merchandise credit check valid in store only.

Most standard garage doors with extension springs require a minimum of 10 inches of headroom. There are some downsides to using low clearance low headroom track. Actual opening vehicle clearance is open ing height minus 6 e g. Low headroom extension springs garage door opener torsion springs 7 inches headroom minimum.

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. I have 1 ceiling clearance need a garage door opener. Low headroom tracks and brackets if you have a low head room garage and don t need to worry about fitting your car inside then you might want to look into purchasing low head room tracks and brackets. Garage door low headroom quick turn brackets pair reduces headroom requirement up to 8 on 12 radius track.

Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application. There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by far the most common ones used in residential installations. Cost is a factor as special hardware and different dual channel track is used. The top of the door requires some room to make that turn.