How Much Headroom Do I Need for My Residential Garage Door?

How Much Headroom Do I Need for My Residential Garage Door?    

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.

For a standard garage door with an electric opener, you’ll want a minimum of 15 inches of overhead clearance. 12 inches for the door and torsion spring system and three inches for the garage door opener equipment. What if you don’t have 12-15 inches of space to work with? Do you have to give up your dreams of a new garage door or opener? The answer is no. You have several other options to consider:

• Low headroom track systems: Low headroom track garage door systems are special systems designed for low-headroom garage door situations. With a low headroom system, you may be able to install your garage door and opener with as little as 9 inches of overhead space.
• Frame down opening: Frame down opening doors are available in 3-inch increments for no extra charge, so you can simply lower or raise your garage door opening to meet your desired opening height.
• Jackshaft garage door openers: If you just need to save a few inches of space where the garage door opener unit would normally go, or if there is a beam in the middle of your garage, try looking into a jackshaft garage door opener. These openers can be as effective as a standard garage door opener, but they work from the side of your garage rather than the top, eliminating your need for that extra headroom and keep the middle of your garage clean and spacious.

Contact Continental Door for All Your Garage Door Needs and Information in Washington and Idaho

If you’re in the Spokane, Washington or Northern Idaho areas and looking for a new garage door or garage door opener, or you’d like to learn more about low headroom garage door systems or jackshaft garage door openers, contact Continental Door. We have a wealth of information about garage door systems and can offer you a variety of garage doors and garage door openers for your home, including quality LiftMaster® garage door openers.

For more information, to order garage door products or to get an estimate on professional installation of garage doors or garage door openers for your home, just give us a call now at 509-921-2260.

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