Low Headroom Garage Door Track Installation

The clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in.

Low headroom garage door track installation.

How to install a low headroom garage door by yourself. 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. Low headroom rear mount spring. In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.

2 track headroom 4 5 required sideroom 7 5 required backroom door height 30 required. It is necessary to have at least 6 inches of sideroom for low headroom applications. Most common garage door track options. On the other hand if there is only 4 in.

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. 304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom. Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. The garage door opener s operator motor and connections.

How to install a low headroom garage door by yourself. 121 mm to 12 in. Used when headroom is extremely limited for proper door operation. When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in.

Low headroom installations require more sideroom than a standard door. Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application. Requires a minimum of 4 5 of headroom. Showing my newly installed garage door hinges to increase headroom for future install of garage door opener.

Slide each low headroom bracket down the top section until top section is tight against steel jamb. 3 track headroom 8 5 required sideroom 9 required backroom door height 32 required. 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. 51 mm to standard lift movements.