Measuring Garage Door Rails

Standard radius track the most popular standard radius track is a 15 radius which requires 15 of headroom to accommodate the curve of the track and all other track components equipment.

Measuring garage door rails.

For new doors follow this guide for measuring the space. Measuring a coiling roll up garage door. This is a very important measurement that determines if you will need an extension kit when purchasing your diy operator. The final step in measuring your garage door involves measuring the garage s backroom.

It s great if you have existing garage doors. Used for typical applications. Springs act as a counterbalance to the weight of the door and stretch or torque to provide enough force to move the door. For best results the inside of the garage door opening should be framed with 2 x 6 wood.

This is the distance between the right and left sides of the finished opening. Most common garage door track. The height of the garage door opening is the distance from the floor to the top of the garage door opening. Measure the width of the opening at the widest point.

The backroom is essentially the depth of your garage. However you ll still want a friend handy to hold the stepladder for safety purposes. Measure the width of the opening at the widest point. Measure the length of the garage door rails plus an additional 3 feet on either side.

Look for general irregularities such as jambs which are not square. This is the distance between the right and left sides of the finished opening. This measurement is necessary to ensure that there is enough space for the horizontal portion of your garage door track. For this measurement you can take advantage of gravity letting the tape measure fall to the ground.

Stand on a stepladder and check the opening from top to bottom. Write down the numbers for future reference. To determine what size replacement rollers you need measure the width of the roller head and length of the attached shaft or stem. Simply take the measurements of your current doors in addition to the headroom and depth of your garage.

12 radius 12 required 15 radius 14 25 required sideroom 4 5 required backroom door height 16 required 3 track headroom 16 5 required sideroom 5 5 required backroom door height 25 required. Measure across from one garage door rail to the other then double the number to account for the height of the rails. Look for irregularities such as jambs which are in poor condition or not square.