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01-07-03, 03:22 PM

GORLITZ

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Door Openers

MY GARAGE DOOR TRACK IS ONLY 6 OR 7 INCHES FROM THE CEILING
IS THERE A OPENER OF SOME KIND THAT I CAN INSTALL?

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01-07-03, 04:25 PM

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id install a standard opener, but change the top fixtures of the door to quick turn brackets. this will lower your door about 2-3 inches when the top section goes over the radius, thus all the room you need.

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01-07-03, 04:26 PM

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GORLITZ,

You could install a low headroom kit to lower your horizontal track or consider this - Flush Ceiling Mount;

http://www.geniecompany.com/Products/excelerator.htm

There are other openers available, you may want to take a look at the web for alternatives. Some prefer other brands and as such the low headroom kit may be the best alternative in conjunction with other garage door manufacturers.

Hope this helps!

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01-08-03, 01:36 PM

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Lift the door so the top of the top section is at its highest point in its arc and stop it there. Measure the distance from the ceiling to the door, if that measurement is 2" or more your laughing, all you need for a standard operator.

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Low/No Clearance

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jimjudy2 on Jan 04, 2003

Hi, I've got another question concerning installation of my garage door opener, "Low/ Almost No Clearance". The ceilings of my garage are 8 feet high or so. No problem right? Well the builders of our house finished just over half of our ceiling. In doing so they ran joists from the the I-beam in the center of our garage to one of the sides. This results in an inch or less of clearance from the highest point where my sectional garage door opens to the ceiling (and where my opener would be installed down the center). I can't install my Craftsman garage door opening with such little clearance can I? Don't see how it's possible (why would my builder do this in the first place?) Am I missing something here? I'd hate to have to buy some of these low clearance kits. Right now, I plan to tear down some of the drywall and see what I can do to cut some of the joists to hang my opener and get some clearance. Hopefully, these aren't load bearing joists. Think my builder just decided to finish a portion of the garage ceiling. Again, over half of my garage door has an inch of clearance from the finished ceiling. I'm not feeling good about this. Jim
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tadel on Jan 06, 2003

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