Minimum Clearance For Garage Door Track

Get the support you need at banko overhead doors getting the right minimum clearance for a garage door opener and choosing the right products for your headroom can be challenging.

Minimum clearance for garage door track.

304 mm available it is best to use a dual track system designed for low headroom. 12 inches for the door and torsion spring system and three inches for the garage door opener equipment. To determine the radius of the track measure from the center point of the radius to the bottom of the track as shown by dimension r. However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks.

Vertical tracks sloped to ensure weather tight seal. 51 mm to standard lift movements. This option helps provide more vertical space in the garage. Lift clearance for applications where additional headroom clearance is required.

If you re thinking about getting a new garage door or you want to install a new garage door opener and are wondering if you have enough room in your garage you might be curious about just how much headroom you need for the garage door system you have in mind. 5 5 8 l c. Headroom clearance dimensions door height centerline of shaft minimum headroom 2 track 15 radius thru 16 0 o h. 6 5 8 l c.

Roll formed from 0 078 2mm thick commercial galvanized steel 2 1 8 54mm overall outside dimension. A nominal four inch thick concrete slab is another 3 1 2 thick. 121 mm to 12 in. When equipping a garage door with an electric door opener add 2 in.

Garage doors operating with torsion springs require a minimum of 9 1 2 inches of headroom while doors using extension springs require a minimum of 4 1 2 inches of headroom. On the other hand if there is only 4 in. 2 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 4 5 required backroom 23 required. Other standard radius options include 20 and 32 radii but the larger the radius the larger the headroom required to accommodate the curve.

12 3 track 15 radius thru 32 0 o h. Used when there is at least the door height plus 12 of headroom clearance. It is possible to mount torsion springs in a garage with only 5 inches of headroom. Horizontal track curve available in 12 305 mm or normally provided 16 406mm radius.

The most popular standard radius track is a 15 radius which requires 15 of headroom to accommodate the curve of the track and all other track components equipment. Chances are you are in trouble and will have to reduce the height of your overhead door opening unless. See chart below this kit works with both 12 and 15 radius horizontal track. In order to install torsion spring hardware we recommend a clearance of 12 in.

3 track headroom door height 12 required sideroom 5 5 required backroom 23 required. For a standard garage door with an electric opener you ll want a minimum of 15 inches of overhead clearance. After these two deductions your 18 inches of distance from top of door opening to eave ends up being all of 2 5 8 clear.