Read the Safety instructions on page 12. They also apply to doors without tracks.
Header Wall
2x4
•Close the door and mark the inside vertical centedine 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 provided) to securely fasten the 2x4 to structural
supports as shown.
Header | Wall |
_,_1 I _ | Highest point |
| of Trawd |
Door
Jamb
Hardware
OPTIONAL CEIUNG MOUNT
FOR HEADER BRACKET
1 | Wall | of Travel |
Header Highestioint
ii
•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.
pivot hardware
EXAMPLE |
|
Distance from top of door |
|
(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.) |
|
Proceed to Step 2, page 14.
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