How do I make my garage door 6" taller? Has anybody done this???

[Rebeldad1]

I need to cut the opening to the garage 6" taller. That is the easy project as the building is plenty tall for this.
The door track should be easy as well.

How do I add 6" more to the 16' wide door itself? The panels are aluminum.
Appreciate any ideas...
Thanks!!

 

[homesteader13]

My suggestion would be to add 6 inches to the bottom, not the top of the door to simplify things,
Use a 2x8x16 rip it to 6 inches width and use the same hinges and rollers that are on the current door and add the bulb weather strip to the bottom.
Thays what I would do, good luck with your project, let us know how it turns out, with pics!

 

[3Ts]

We need a lot more information to help you.
- Is your wall load bearing?
- How is it framed?
- What kind of garage door do you have and what do you plan to replace it with?
- Do you have to cut into concrete to make it wider?
- Is the 6" only on one side or are you wanting 3" on both sides?
- Why do you want to go only 6"? That is a non-standard door size. I assume we're talking about some sort of roll up residential door.

Pictures would be helpful.

 

[Diggin It]

- Do you have to cut into concrete to make it wider?
- Is the 6" only on one side or are you wanting 3" on both sides?
- Why do you want to go only 6"?

Pictures would be helpful.

How do I make my garage door 6" taller?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I did it once, or a contractor rather did it to get my JD 770 ROPS in the garage. I was removing galvanized steel anyway and having the building reclad in pine B&B. The door panels can be a little higher than the opening.

I did run into all kinds of issues with insuficient drop for a jack shaft opener, and clearance to the bottom of the joists?/rafters?. Had to put an idler wheel on the underside, as the door panels would bow in the sun slightly and hit the joists.

Also then, there was little drop to the track so I had to add pusher springs to get the door started, and now I can't open the door manually anymore.

Turned into kind of a sheit show. Still glad I did it though.

 

[ns_in_tex]

On our last overhead door, they made 24", 21" 18" panels, mix or match, so you could have most any size door you wanted. You might check on your brand, and possibly find a panel 6" wider, so you only had to change one panel.

 

[bcp]

Lower your tractor instead.



Bruce

 

[JethroB]

An old farmer joke:

A farmer bought a new mule but the mule refused to be led into the barn. City slicker salesman happened by and asked what the problem was. The farmer replied that the mule was skittish and refused to go into the barn because his ears kept hitting the top of the doorframe. Salesman says to just dig out a little beneath the door. The frustrated farmer says, boy it ain’t that his legs are too long it’s his ears are too tall.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

 

[CobyRupert]

I’m with the ‘Look at making the ground 6” farther away club’.

 

[Diggin It]

I’m with the ‘Look at making the ground 6” farther away club’.

And if the floor and/or drive is concrete or blacktop?


I'm in the 'build a new shed for the tractor' club. It might even cost less and be less work than modifying an existing structure.