Most residential garage doors use less than 54 of high lift to fit in garages with ceilings that are 12 high or less.
Garage door for high ceiling.
Used when there is ample headroom over 30 and additional workspace clearance is required.
Then they curve back into the garage.
The tracks of a high lift garage door however first extend up vertically past the door opening to provide more space.
Often used to help track avoid obstacles in the garage such as an entry pass door or other structural elements.
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Many 16 x 7 garage doors will be designed with a pair of single 8 foot garage door bays separated by a central post or column.
Most residential garages have an eight foot ceiling and a seven foot garage door that opens and closes along tracks that have a gentle curve between the horizontal and vertical planes.
It is very slim and sleek that you can mount beside the garage door on the wall.
With assembly these high lift parts cost 200 00 plus the cost of the tracks springs and extra shipping.
The standard size for double garage doors is 16 feet wide and 7 to 8 feet high.
It does not occupy your ceiling space.
2 track headroom hl 9 5 sideroom 4 5 required.
These are normally shipped same or next day.
Many home builders do not consider this a structural necessity but a style and price choice for the homeowner.
This conversion is accomplished by adding new tracks new springs new drums and new cables all while utilizing your existing garage door.
A side mounted liftmaster garage door opener keeps operations off the ceiling and onto the wall to free up the space.