Low Headroom Garage Door Track Installation

Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application.

Low headroom garage door track installation.

In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in. Showing my newly installed garage door hinges to increase headroom for future install of garage door opener. The garage door opener s operator motor and connections. 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.

On the other hand if there is only 4 in. 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. Low headroom installations require more sideroom than a standard door.

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. 121 mm to 12 in. Most common garage door track options. It is necessary to have at least 6 inches of sideroom for low headroom applications.

When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in. 51 mm to standard lift movements. Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb. Requires a minimum of 4 5 of headroom.

Used when headroom is extremely limited for proper door operation. There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by. 2 track headroom 4 5 required sideroom 7 5 required backroom door height 30 required. How to install a low headroom garage door by yourself.

3 track headroom 8 5 required sideroom 9 required backroom door height 32 required. Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. 304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom. Insert rollers in low headroom top brackets.