timmmmay

I just bought a new house. Yay me! [I'm broke now] - Yay me!

About a garage door.... My garage is older - but has lots of room up to the peak of the roof - behind the garage door.
Was interested in having the garage door go up - and angle back, instead of just coming up & doing a 90 degree. I someday hope to have a 4 post lift - to stack my second 'Vette. Question:

Is installing the garage door opening in that configuration difficult?
Anyone know a garage door manufacturer/installer in the Eastern Ontario region? I could only find one in the phone book, and one in Massena who wouldn't come across the border for work. Was hoping to shop around at least a little bit.

Thanks for looking.
Happy Saturday!

Overdrive

You need a jackshaft opener and a high lift kit on the door.

cdngolfer

You could get an opener that mounts on the wall, on one side of the door, then mount the track wherever.

Overdrive

Here's a thread:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/cana...ener-pics.html

fastyellowss

Go to Multi Windows and Doors on Marleau. Thats where Ive purchased my garage doors. (infact all the windows and doors in our home are from there). They will be able to answer your questions, and they have somebody that installs.

RedZ4me

yup, my buddy doesn them, he's in Toronto. It's called a high lift modification. if you have the room on the side, you can do a side mount motor or mod your existing and track as I did. Regardless, shaft and spring assembly get moved up much higher Pm me if you want his info, he's my worker and long time friend that does it on the side.

timmmmay

Thanks Kevin - Didn't know they did garage doors too..

timmmmay

Sweet - that's basically what I want to do - not sure how high I can really get it, but I'm gonna try to get as high as possible.

Overdrive

You should be able to go within inches of the ceiling as long as you have no lights in the way.

Radguy

Eastern Overhead Doors in Brockville. Thats who installed 4 garage doors for me-- the last 3 were each 10 ft high by 9 feet wide with high lift kit and jack shaft openers. I have a 2 post lift in my garage. PM me if you want more details.

Jonathan

Maymyvetteliveforevr

I don't mean to highjack this thread but if I could ask a question.

Some garages are only 18' wide and some of these lifts are 11" wide, isn't that a tight fit for let's say your significant other to squeeze in opposite the hoist and park there DD?

Radguy

My garage interior is 33 ft 8 in wide with three 9 ft doors. It was the widest door width I could possibly go. The piers for my lift sit right in the 2 spaces in between the 3 doors. I would not go any more narrow than that.

Although I couldn't because of physical constraints, I would have liked to build the garage an additional 5 ft wider. I think that would have been a perfect size in order to walk around the lift with cars parked in the adjacent bays. It's good as it is, but a little tight.