Blu RS

In order to put a 4 poster lift into my suburban garage I'm gonna need the garage door tracks (and associated apparatus) to be lifted about 12-14". I'm scouting companies that might take on the job but encountering refusals and reported lack of experience with such a project. I'm wondering if anyone in the Rennlist Bay Area community has had a local company do a similar job for them or a known acquaintance. Would appreciate any recommendations and/or related guidance. I'm in Concord.

jnolan

ltcjmramos

Bi-fold doors, manual operation? Or run on tracks at top/bottom?

Blu RS

Yep, have typical segmented doors. Have about 25 inches from top to horizontal track rail to to top of ceiling. Should be more than sufficient to move whole assembly up about 14 inches. From what I see, this should not be a big problem to accomplish with the only real hurdle being how best to extend the existing vertical track rails another roughly 14 inches. The question is whether that would be thru an additional spliced segment or replacement of the original vertical segment with a new longer one.

ltcjmramos

Sorry, question to jnolan.

HBdirtbag

Contra Costa Door.


They did my high lift. Very happy. they lifted mine about 24"

HBdirtbag

Another photo. Also had them get rid of the old garage door opener and move to a side opener. I wish they had gone a tad bit higher.

Blu RS

Thanks for info and pics on your Contra Costa Door installation. Very helpful and appreciated. I've made an appointment with them for Monday AM. Will keep the thread posted on the results. Stay tuned!

jnolan

Blu RS

Had the pro from Contra Costa Door Co. do an assessment of my garage door configuration and give me a quote for what it would take to relocate my horizontal tracks upward about 18" overall. Looks like my only real option is to go with an installation that basically mimics the installation that soon2be993TT depicts and describes above. I fully understand what they are recommending and what constraints force me to install basically a complete new garage lift while using my existing doors. As a result, their quote is significantly more than I expected but the gear package and labor are more extensive that I originally anticipated as well. So I've put the project on a side burner for the time being but will likely make this installation happen in the next few months.

HBdirtbag

Yea, mine coincided with a minor garage remodel (built out an attic, put in all new cabinetry, etc). But yea, it wasn't cheap. I decided to keep my existing door when I got the quote, vs replacing it which was in the original plan.