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.
High lift garage door specs.
Across the door bar latch inside only.
15 radius 14 25.
Used for typical applications.
We design and engineer residential garage door openers commercial door operators and gate entry systems.
Standard on doors wider than 16 2 4928mm.
The standard circle radius for a curved garage door track is 12 inches.
Garage living can take this extra space and create enough clearance to accommodate a car lift.
A low lift garage door will feature a curve with a radius of 10 inches whereas a high lift garage door has a curve with a radius of 15 inches.
The tracks of a high lift garage door however first extend up vertically past the door opening to provide more space.
Garage interiors can be as high as 12 15 feet.
Most residential homes with garages have garage doors with standard lift.
2 garaga strongly recommends the use of safety cables with extension springs for security.
Most residential garage doors use less than 54 of high lift to fit in garages with ceilings that are 12 high or less.
Across the door bar latch.
Residential garage door track options.
Low headroom rear mount spring.
10 254 mm radius 3 note.
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Vertical lift garage doors do not have any curved portions of the track.
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.
These are normally shipped same or next day.
Then they curve back into the garage.
This is a significant amount of space that can be better utilized.
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.
Low headroom front mount spring.
If an electric operator is being used add 2 51 mm to the headroom required.
1 garaga recommends the use of torsion springs for improves door operation and increased safety.
Double end roller backets and long stem rollers.
Recommended for high lift and vertical lift door applications.
Instead the garage door opens straight up and at a slight angle backward.
8 216 mm.
12 radius 12 required.
With assembly these high lift parts cost 200 00 plus the cost of the tracks springs and extra shipping.
Typical garage doors arch open into the garage at a standard height of approximately 7 8 feet.