This is exactly what I did in my stick-framed garage and ended up with a ceiling height at 12'-4" after drywall. I'm now choosing my lift and all I have looked at in the $2,000 - 3,000 price range come in at 12'-0 or less (some such as Weaver W10-HD and W-PRO10 have an option of assembling 6-8"...
I agree that the LJ8900W is to the 8500W as the prior 3900 was to the 3800. It is basically a decontented unit aimed at the commercial market using the same primary opener but without as many accessories included. That is what drew me to the 8900W with its simple pushbutton control rather than...
I am also shopping for the openers for my new garage shop and want to go with jackshaft. Has anyone tried the LM 8900W? It is an 8500W unit with a simple one-button switch (LM APBS1) while retaining the MyQ and WiFi for remote monitoring. I assume this would eliminate the problems everyone is...