Roof Hugger Garage Door Extensions

On this job i had to punch a small hole in the wall to get this operator to fit.

Roof hugger garage door extensions.

Torsion springs mount on a bar above the door while extension springs stretch down the side of the upper tracks. Match the overhangs to the overhangs on the garage. 3 car garage with 2 doors. They were building the small roof over the garage door to get re.

Garage door low headroom conversion kit the clopay garage door low headroom conversion kit bay be required if you have less than 15 in. Image via cool house plans. The guys decided they wanted to work on saturday so i dropped in to see how they were doing. Then complete the roof frame by adding the 2 6 subfascia and building the side and end overhangs.

10 9 if you are installing a jackshaft garage door opener like this one you may need to do so now. When you re done with the roof frame cut 1 2 in. The garage has roof trusses and costs roughly 500 to plan. This environmentally friendly option allows the existing metal roof to remain the new metal roof installed directly over the old roof providing a safe and labor saving installation.

Of headroom in your garage see more info below for a pdf of our how to measure guide. Two of the garage doors are 16 wide and 8 high while the 3 rd one is 10 wide and 7 high. Works on 12 in. Sheathing to fit and nail it to the rafters.

Easily converts your new track to accommodate your low headroom application. Reduces headroom for ez set torsion spring system to 9 1 2 in. Knowing garage door clearance requirements will help you avoid ordering the wrong garage door set up for your needs. Reduces headroom for standard and ez set extension spring systems to 4 1 2 in.

Reinforce the connection between the rafters and the tie plate with metal hurricane ties. Garage doors use either torsion springs or extension springs to raise and lower the door. Maximum garage door height. Roof hugger s metal over metal retrofit systems are the ideal application when an old outdated metal roof needs to be replaced.

As for its actual construction expect to pay at least 55 000.