Rather than cutting into your structural members notching the top of the door which can dangerously weaken it or destroying your concrete floor there is an easier and less destructive solution.
Low ceiling low headroom garage door track.
It is possible to mount torsion springs in a garage with only 5 inches of headroom.
If a top strut has been installed on the section the top roller bracket will go between the strut and the section with the roller above the strut.
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.
Showing my newly installed garage door hinges to increase headroom for future install of garage door opener.
This second track is installed above the horizontal section that is attached to the curve from the vertical track section.
Garage doors operating with torsion springs require a minimum of 9 1 2 inches of headroom while doors using extension springs require a minimum of 4 1 2 inches of headroom.
Many older homes have very low ceiling clearance in the garages.
It can be used on any sectional garage door that has clearance problems due to low ceilings or obstructions allowing the garage door opener.
Detailed installation instructions and all necessary hardware included.
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However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks.
Line each low headroom top bracket up with the side of the top section.
3 track headroom 8 5 required sideroom 9 required backroom door height 32 required.
Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application.
The clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in.
Requires a minimum of 4 5 of headroom.
Often referred to as dual track it is best recognized by a second horizontal track.
Low headroom track this very common garage door track option uses up even less headroom space than a 12 radius track.
There is a garage door accessory called a low clearance bracket kit or low headroom kit.
Low headroom rear mount spring.
2 track headroom 4 5 required sideroom 7 5 required backroom door height 30 required.
Used when headroom is extremely limited for proper door operation.
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 to the ceiling.
Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide.
Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb.