Modify Garage Door Height

Rick shows you how he converted his garage door to high lift.

Modify garage door height.

That made my door height two inches taller. These limits must be set correctly for the door height to have a proper seal as well as to allow for adequate clearance. Typical garage doors arch open into the garage at a standard height of approximately 7 8 feet. This is a significant amount of space that can be better utilized.

I had a 2x6 on the flat under the header so i just removed that and cut a half inch off the header. We re a better business bureau accredited business and a winner of the angie s list super service award 2016 so you can rely on us to give you the best advice and top. Garage doors are very easy to adjust and can be done in less than 15 minutes. Each garage door opener has limits which control the opening and closing heights of the door.

Garage door standard opening heights. Garage interiors can be as high as 12 15 feet. Garage living can take this extra space and create enough clearance to accommodate a car lift. Standard single car garage door widths start at 8 feet for single car garages and move up in 12 inch increments to 10 feet wide.