Sectional Garage Door Ceiling Clearance

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Sectional garage door ceiling clearance.

Dimension charts for sectional track sectional doors track headroom and backroom clearance standard lift track headroom clearance dimensions door height centerline of shaft minimum headroom 2 track 15 radius thru 12 0 o h. The top of the door requires some room to make that turn. 12 radius 12 required 15 radius 14 25 required. 121 mm to 12 in.

When a garage door opens it rolls back on horizontal tracks. Most standard garage doors with extension springs require a minimum of 10 inches of headroom. 11 5 8 14 1 4 thru 16 0 o h. We have an older home 45 years plus and we replaced the one piece garage door with a garage door that breaks down in to 4 sections we used this with our low ceiling due to not have enough clearance.

It allows the doors to run on a high and a lower track at the same time taking care of the low clearance problem. Most common garage door track. Used for typical applications. 304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom.

In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in. There is a garage door accessory called a low clearance bracket kit or low headroom kit.