High Lift Vertical Lift Garage Door

Lift garage door track comes in 10 inch 12 inch and 15 inch radius and this will give you your lift.

High lift vertical lift garage door.

For example the cable on a door with 54 inches of high lift will wrap only half way around the outer groove of the drum. You will require different cable drums for your garage door as high lift and vertical lift doors operate differently. 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. A high lift garage door conversion is a modification of your existing garage door system to allow it to operate from a higher position.

This option is used in standard applications where typical headroom is provided. Vertical lift garage doors do not have any curved portions of the track. 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. High lift and full vertical lift doors for commercial applications.

High lifts low headroom vertical and follow the roof pitch door lifts for overhead doors. Overhead door lift types standard lift. High lift garage doors have a longer straight portion of track between the top roller and the curved portion of the track as pictured on the left. This conversion is accomplished by adding new tracks new springs new drums and new cables all while utilizing your existing garage door.

10 inch being the lowest lift and 15 inch radius being your high lift garage door application. The following form will walk you through the measurements and other information that is needed in order for us to quote a high lift conversion kit for your garage door. Only thing that a high lift garage door does is gets the door closer to the ceiling of the garage. Door track lifts for sectional overhead doors and garage doors.

A vertical lift door will open straight up then angle backward slightly this allows the door to close as a wedge. The same cables are used on a door with 54 of high lift as on a door with 12 of high lift. Instead the garage door opens straight up and at a slight angle backward. The closer the drums are to the top of the door the more cable there will be to wrap on the drums.

Vertical lift cable drums continually wind closer to the drum shaft while the door opens. This change gives you more clearance allowing you to park taller vehicles in the garage or make use of a car lift.