High Lift Garage Door Tracks

Used when there is ample headroom over 30 and additional workspace clearance is required.

High lift garage door tracks.

When they open they rise on a vertical track pass through a curved section of track and then ride along a horizontal track where the door remains until it is closed. It makes better use of the vertical space in your garage and gives you at least 12 15 more headroom in your garage by moving the garage door track closer to the ceiling. Because of this process they can only be installed in garages that will allow an additional foot of clearance between the tracks and the garage ceiling. A side mounted liftmaster garage door opener keeps operations off the ceiling and onto the wall to free up the space.

Overhead acting garage doors are made in sections that are hinged together. 3 track headroom hl 11 required sideroom 5 5 required. Most residential garage doors use less than 54 of high lift to fit in garages with ceilings that are 12 high or less. Modification of the high lift aligns track to follow the roof pitch line.

New high lift drums see how high lift drums work a new torsion spring or springs. Often used to help track avoid obstacles in the garage such as an entry pass door or other structural elements. A high lift garage door extends your garage door s track so that the door hugs the wall and goes up higher before the horizontal curve. The space above the door is the headroom for the door and all its supporting components.

Then they curve back into the garage. This option allows for maximum additional clearance under the track. It is recommended on buildings with roof pitches greater than 3 12. When converting from standard lift tracks to a high lift system you will need.

A high lift garage door conversion is a modification to an existing garage door s operating components to open at a higher level within the garage space.