The guy across the street from me modified his garage door so that it slides
open to one side. He even modified his garage door opener to work with it.
Peter Schauss
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From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of JAMES STONE
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 1:05 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Garage lifts and garage doors
I am about to start construction on a new garage. It will be a three-car,
which is as large as local zoning allows without jumping through expensive
hoops. We are building it with 9 foot ceilings so that I can one day add a
lift. (Any higher than 9 feet requires 2 x 6 framing and considerably
increases the cost.) I am planning on using cathedral joists (also called
sissors joists) to pick up a couple of extra feet of headroom. Total in the
center should be 11+ feet, which should be more than enough.
So, here's my question: does anyone here know anything about garage doors?
Having 11 feet in the center won't do me any good if the door only sits 9
feet off of the ground when raised. I've only seen tracks that are parallel
to the ground at the top. Is it possible to use tracks that follow the line
of the joists so that the door is also 11 feet high at the center? I'll be
broke when I'm done with this and won't be adding a lift for a while yet,
but want to keep the option alive for when the time comes and the budget
allows.
Thanks in advance for any help/advise.
Jim Stone
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