Planning on buying a new construction.
High ceiling garage door opener.
Typical garage doors arch open into the garage at a standard height of approximately 7 8 feet.
A high lift garage door extends your garage door s track so that the door hugs the wall and goes up higher before the horizontal curve.
The stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener the stealthdrive 750 belt drive garage door opener is an ultra quiet garage door opener with a steel reinforced belt making it the ideal choice for homeowners where sound could be an issue.
These are normally shipped same or next day.
Garage living can take this extra space and create enough clearance to accommodate a car lift.
It makes better use of the vertical space in your garage and gives you at least 12 15 more headroom in your garage by moving the garage door track closer to the ceiling.
Things needed measuring tape tall stepladder plumb bob or chalk line stud finder optional 1 inch by 1 inch by 1 8 inch galvanized angle iron hacksaw power drill or cordless drill drill bit 1 8 inch 1 4 inch by 3 inch lag bolts socket and ratchet 4 foot level wooden blocks 1 4 inch by 1 inch.
How to hang a garage door opener from a high ceiling step 1.
Also planned on installing the garage door opener myself but i m having trouble finding info on what adjustments and or extensions i ll need.
The lift is determined by the garage door track it.
Ceiling is 22 and i didn t plan on going with a liftmaster.
This garage door opener has a powerful dc motor with geniesense technology standard.
Liftmaster 8500 side mounted garage door opener kit is one of the small space saving product with the latest security app.
It does not occupy your ceiling space.
It is very slim and sleek that you can mount beside the garage door on the wall.
This is a significant amount of space that can be better utilized.
The liftmaster garage door opener is equipped with security 2 0 and myq app.
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.
Garage door lift is defined by how many inches above the top of the door opening that you re garage door will sit when it is in the open position.
Garage interiors can be as high as 12 15 feet.
Garage door opener with high ceilings.
Most residential garage doors use less than 54 of high lift to fit in garages with ceilings that are 12 high or less.
The tracks of a high lift garage door however first extend up vertically past the door opening to provide more space.
Pick up the opener motor head and raise the motor above your head while an assistant slowly opens the garage.
For extra safety and added convenience this genie garage door opener.