High Lift Overhead Door Track

The space above the door is the headroom for the door and all its supporting components.

High lift overhead door track.

Vertical lift garage doors shown here are used frequently in industrial settings. Matador garage door insulation kit designed for 7 foot tall door up to 9 feet wide large 4 5 out of 5 stars 968 garage door track for 7 high door pair of vertical sections length. It is recommended on buildings with roof pitches greater than 3 12. Because of this process they can only be installed in garages that will allow an additional foot of clearance between the tracks and the garage ceiling.

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. Often used to help track avoid obstacles in the garage such as an entry pass door or other structural elements. Assembly of the high lift tracks is best done on a bench. 2 or 3 garage door track systems or replacement parts for bracket clip angle or full angle mounted designs.

Choose from a large selection of industry standard. Overhead acting garage doors are made in sections that are hinged together. High lift used when there is ample headroom over 30 and additional workspace clearance is required. When they open they rise on a vertical track pass through a curved section of track and then ride along a horizontal track where the door remains until it is closed.

10 inch being the lowest lift and 15 inch radius being your high lift garage door application. They efficiently use space in warehouses when used as dock doors. Modification of the high lift aligns track to follow the roof pitch line. Lift garage door track comes in 10 inch 12 inch and 15 inch radius and this will give you your lift.

On certain types of garage doors you will need additional parts. 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. As you can see the track extension is pitched on the left to prevent the door from binding on the header as the door opens and closes. This option allows for maximum additional clearance under the track.

The curved portion of the track on a high lift garage door is above an added piece of vertical track.