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Measuring For Doors
Measuring for your new garage door can be a confusing task. The information below is to help reduce confusion and ensure that your new garage door and garage door operator fit correctly for optimal performance.
How To Measure a Garage Door Opening
NOTE: The nearest obstruction may be something such as pipes, support beams, heating ducts, lights, etc. Obstructions must be taken into consideration in the headroom, sideroom and backroom measurements.
How To Measure a Garage Door Opening
NOTE: The nearest obstruction may be something such as pipes, support beams, heating ducts, lights, etc. Obstructions must be taken into consideration in the headroom, sideroom and backroom measurements.
How to Measure Garage Door Headroom
HEADROOM is one of the most critical measurements necessary to insure that the garage door is ordered correctly.
HEADROOM requirements vary depending on the building construction and the type of springs sold with the garage door.
STANDARD HEADROOM necessary when using 12” radius track is 11-1/2 inches utilizing extension or torsion springs.
To determine proper Headroom, measure from the floor to the finished ceiling or first obstruction as the garage door would travel into the garage and subtract the door height.
EXAMPLE:
Floor to ceiling measurement - 8 feet
Garage door height - 7 feet
Headroom - 1 foot (12”) or 1” within Standard Headroom requirements
HEADROOM at the opening (header) must be maintained at least 8 feet into the garage to use STANDARD HEADROOM. Be sure to check for structural beams, conduit, pipes or any other objects that would interfere with the travel of the garage door.
NON-STANDARD HEADROOM REQUIREMENTS
LOW HEADROOM OPTION – When 11-1/2 inches of headroom is not available.
HEADROOM is one of the most critical measurements necessary to insure that the garage door is ordered correctly.
HEADROOM requirements vary depending on the building construction and the type of springs sold with the garage door.
STANDARD HEADROOM necessary when using 12” radius track is 11-1/2 inches utilizing extension or torsion springs.
To determine proper Headroom, measure from the floor to the finished ceiling or first obstruction as the garage door would travel into the garage and subtract the door height.
EXAMPLE:
Floor to ceiling measurement - 8 feet
Garage door height - 7 feet
Headroom - 1 foot (12”) or 1” within Standard Headroom requirements
HEADROOM at the opening (header) must be maintained at least 8 feet into the garage to use STANDARD HEADROOM. Be sure to check for structural beams, conduit, pipes or any other objects that would interfere with the travel of the garage door.
NON-STANDARD HEADROOM REQUIREMENTS
LOW HEADROOM OPTION – When 11-1/2 inches of headroom is not available.
- 12” radius Dual Track low headroom reduces headroom to 3-1/2” (must order with door)
