Commercial Rollup Garage Doors
#1
04-30-05, 02:23 PM
Commercial Rollup Garage Doors
My next door neighbor is building the garage of his dreams but has hit a snag. He wants commercial roll up garage doors not the track variety that he says take up too much overhead room. The problem is he can't find any information about framing for or installation of this type of door. The product web sites he's tried keep referring him to local installers. Only problem there aren't any in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee. Have any of you done this type of installation or know of a source of information for installation and structural preparation ie web sites or first hand knowledge. oldmedic
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04-30-05, 02:57 PM
#3
05-12-05, 06:15 AM
There really is no special framing except:
You need a good solid perimeter around the interior of the door opening, either doubled up 2x4's or a 2x6 layed flat. The door track bolts to facing of the door frame. This needs to extend up several feet over the door, as the brackets that support to door also get bolted.
A space on the opener side also needs good framing to support the weight of the operator.
I used a carriage bolt with a square, pointed washer on the end to go through to the outside to support the door brackets and operator. These doors are not light, even at an 8x8 size in aluminum. The door, the operator and the weatherstripping together is not cheap!
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You need a good solid perimeter around the interior of the door opening, either doubled up 2x4's or a 2x6 layed flat. The door track bolts to facing of the door frame. This needs to extend up several feet over the door, as the brackets that support to door also get bolted.
A space on the opener side also needs good framing to support the weight of the operator.
I used a carriage bolt with a square, pointed washer on the end to go through to the outside to support the door brackets and operator. These doors are not light, even at an 8x8 size in aluminum. The door, the operator and the weatherstripping together is not cheap!
http://www.thehomeforums.com/cgi-bin...03.jpg&page=24
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05-13-05, 10:31 AM
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I believe those doors use a torsion bar, and those can be very dangerous for a non-experience person to install. Be careful
#5
05-13-05, 11:41 AM
The one I installed used one. I set the door on the brackets and loosely installed the U bolts that hold it down. I let the door in the closed position, and then wound it up using the bar (with a pair of pipe wrenches). When the spring had the door about 1/2-2/3 of the way up, I tightened the clamps.
Light enough the operator has no problem opening it, heavy enough that it's not easy to open by hand.
Oh, and I installed it by myself. When the dealer found out I picked the door up and installed it by myself the same day, in less than half a day, he was amazed, saying it took his crew of two all day to do it. Me thinks he needs a new crew, this ain't rocket science!
Light enough the operator has no problem opening it, heavy enough that it's not easy to open by hand.
Oh, and I installed it by myself. When the dealer found out I picked the door up and installed it by myself the same day, in less than half a day, he was amazed, saying it took his crew of two all day to do it. Me thinks he needs a new crew, this ain't rocket science!
