Greetings! It’s my first time here and I can’t seem to find any threads that address my particular problem. I’m a homeowner with a 16 ft wide sectional door using an overhead screwdriven residential opener. Pretty basic. My quest is to continue to be able to open the door automatically without obstructing the overhead any more than the door/tracking does (i.e., no overhead opener). Specific questions: 1) Would a jackshaft (like the one in the link) work for this purpose? The garage ceiling is only 8ft high. http://www.prodoorindy.com/co_liftmaster_j.php 2) Has anyone heard/seen of this “Sidemount” door opener and would it work? http://www.sidemountopener.com/ 3) Does anyone have any ideas or insights? Thanks in advance.

We have this 2 car detached garage that is leaning. The structure is "existing non conforming", meaning that if we tear it down we'll never be able to rebuild it the same way again (maybe 1 car only, and not that tall). We'd like to rebuild the structure from the inside before taking down the old shell, but I want to make sure we do it the safe way. What is the best way to support the old structure until it goes down? I'm thinking steel posts to try to plumb the garage again. Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!