Off Center Garage Door

It is common for people to try to install it off center because of obstructions.

Off center garage door.

I mounted one off center for a door on my own garage that was 16 wide and it worked fine. Get shopping advice from experts friends and the community. There is no standard garage door size. However a single garage door at eight to nine feet wide and seven to eight feet high is a common measurement for many homes.

Somehow it is off center. Door has shifted to one side. All of the answers i got said that a weak spring on 1 side might do that. It is not slanted.

The rail ended up being about a foot and a half off center. As a result the trolley kept moving and tore itself away from it s rail and the door itself. As door came down the rollers started to bind in the rail and stopped the door. If your door has extension springs the opener must be installed in the center of the door.

Well i got 2 new matched springs yesterday and installed them same problem the door is rubbing against 1 of the tracks as it goes up. A crooked garage door could potentially be the sign of a much larger problem. If your door sits off balanced it won t just magically straighten itself up. I had to do it that way because i had virtually no room over head and the spring was set right in the center not allowing me to center the rail.

The opener can be installed within 4 feet to the left or right of the door center if there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header bracket or door bracket area. Garage doors be off center. Usually getting your door back on track is fairly easy. Repair a crooked garage door with help from a garage door specialist in this fr.

Below you ll find all you need to know about garage door alignment. I tightened the cable on that side to give it more tension but no difference. When installing the garage door opener you have to take care that the motor and lift assembly are installed in the exact center of the door. Failure to do so will cause the door to buckle and bind.

Choosing a garage door size. Check out our ultimate garage door buyer s guide for more information about garage doors as well. My garage door opener came with the following instructions. Move the obstruction rather than do the installation off center.

If you need a double garage door the typical measurement is 16 ft.