When a garage door opens it rolls back on horizontal tracks.
Clearance needed for roll up door.
Measure clearance of the door jamb measure the clearance from the inside edge of the jamb to the wall or nearest obstruction.
Most standard garage doors with extension springs require a minimum of 10 inches of headroom.
Add 17 19 to side room for a h50 motor.
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Manual doors only the top of the bearing surface of the mounting brackets should be 150mm from the top of the opening and 250mm minimum from the underside of the rafters.
Measure the area between the top of the door opening and the ceiling or to the lowest obstruction at ceiling.
Headroom clearance is the distance between the top of the door opening and the ceiling.
Accurately measure the head clearance from the header opening to the ceiling.
Roll up door installation instructions and safety guidelines.
Check our clearance page for more information about how much clearance is needed for each one of our roll up door models tools the tools recommended for proper installation of each door will vary but commonly used tools are.
The finished opening measurement will be the same size as the roll up door size you will need.
The top of the door requires some room to make that turn.
Between 4 and 6 is required on each side for installation of the vertical track.
The clearance on either side between the door curtain and mounting brackets is 10mm minimum and 100mm maximum.
Add 6 8 to side room for a mh5011 motor.
There is sufficient clearance room above the doorway to house for the rolled up door and fittings.
The minimum required clearance is 12 it can be more but not less than 12.
The surface above the doorway where the door will be fitted is flush and smooth free from any protrusions.
The average distance required for most garage door installations is 3 to 4.