Read the Safety instructions on page 12. They also apply to doors without tracks.
Header Wail
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•Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of
your garage door. Extend the line onto the header wall above door.
If headroom clearance is minimal, you can install the header bracket on the ceiling. See page 14.
•If you need to install the header bracket on a 2x4 (on wall or ceiling), use lag screws
(not supplied) to securely fasten the 2x4 to structural
supports as shown.
Header Wail
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One-piece door without track jamb hardware
•Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown. Measure the distance from the top of the door to the floor. Subtract the actual height of the door. Add 8" to the remainder. (See Example).
•Close the door and draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall at the determined height.
If the total number of inches exceeds the height available in your garage, use the maximum height possible, or refer to page 14 for ceiling installation.
Unfinished
Vertical
Centeriine
2x4
OPTIONAL CEILING MOUNT
FOR HEADER BRACKET
One-piece door without track
pivot hardware
EXAMPLE |
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Distance from top of door |
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(at highest point of travel) to floor | 92" |
Actual height of door | |
Remainder | 4" |
Add | +8" |
Bracket height on header wall | =12" |
(Measure UP from top of CLOSED door.) |
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Proceed to Step 2, page 14.
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