Low Headroom Garage Door Track Installation

In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.

Low headroom garage door track installation.

Low headroom installations require more sideroom than a standard door. 51 mm to standard lift movements. 3 track headroom 8 5 required sideroom 9 required backroom door height 32 required. Garage doors with torsion springs require room for the cables and cable drums to mount to the outside of the tracks rather than the inside.

How to install a low headroom garage door by yourself. Showing my newly installed garage door hinges to increase headroom for future install of garage door opener. When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in. On the other hand if there is only 4 in.

There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by. Low headroom rear mount spring. Used when headroom is extremely limited for proper door operation. 2 track headroom 4 5 required sideroom 7 5 required backroom door height 30 required.

Requires a minimum of 4 5 of headroom. Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. 121 mm to 12 in. 304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom.

Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb. The clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in. On each side of door insert each roller into horizontal track. Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application.

Insert rollers in low headroom top brackets. How to install a low headroom garage door by yourself. Most common garage door track options. 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.