Straighten Garage Door High Lift Jack

Full vertical lift garage doors.

Straighten garage door high lift jack.

A high lift garage door conversion is a modification to an existing garage door s operating components to open at a higher level within the garage space. You won t need a new garage door as the actual dimensions of the door opening won t change. The knowledge and skill set needed to perform the conversion. If the switch is set too high for your opening the door may not close.

If you need a shaft to convert to a high lift system we recommend buying a shaft locally from a steel supply center or a steel scrap yard. Recommended 12 inches but that is on a case by case basis. If you have a high lift garage door you should know how crucial. Lift garage door track comes in 10 inch 12 inch and 15 inch radius and this will give you your lift.

As far as filling in the space cutting tapered 4x6s seems like a lot of trouble especially if you have to shim them up again in the future. A side mounted liftmaster garage door opener. Doors with which garage doors are compatible. Maintenance for a high lift garage door.

Garage door track replacement service. 10 inch being the lowest lift and 15 inch radius being your high lift garage door application. Jackshaft garage door openers can be used on the following doors. Garage door openers come with an adjustable switch that dictates how far the door should lower in order to close completely.

High lift doors can be any closer to the ceiling than 12 inches. Standard spring anchor bracket kits cost 7 50 and the end bearing plate kits cost 9 00. 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. Standard lift garage doors.

Only a torsion spring system can be used with a jackshaft garage. This conversion is accomplished by adding new tracks new springs new drums and new cables all while utilizing your existing garage door. Dimensions listed cover the most common applications up to 8 high doors and using standard torsion springs with track vertical resting on the floor. Some door or spring configurations will need additional headroom due to different components required to counter balance the door.

In addition you ll need a jack shaft opener that relocates the motor to one side of the door and eliminates the need for the opener rail. 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. In some application the high lift can be closer to the ceiling than the. You can view other options and prices at our garage door bearings and plates page.

High lift conversion are best done by a garage door professional with.