There are five basic garage door track options although the first two are by far the most common ones used in residential installations.
Garage door rail length.
They were easy to install.
Used when there is ample headroom over 30 and additional workspace clearance is required.
The most popular standard radius track is a 15 radius which requires 15 of headroom to accommodate the curve of the track and all other track components equipment.
A minimum of 3 5 to 4 5 is required on either side of the door opening.
This is a very important measurement that determines if you will need an extension kit when purchasing your diy operator.
These garage door rails replaced old rusted out rails on my garage door track.
Choose from a large selection of industry standard.
2 or 3 garage door track systems or replacement parts for bracket clip angle or full angle mounted designs.
3 track headroom hl 11 required sideroom 5 5 required.
They required drilling a new hole for each bracket but provide a more stable track.
This is the area available immediately adjacent to the door opening.
I cut off about about a half inch using a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade.
The were three brackets on each side compared to only two with the old rails.
Often used to help track avoid obstacles in the garage such as an entry pass door or other structural elements.
The height of the garage door opening is the distance from the floor to the top of the garage door opening.