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You need at least 1' of headroom for standard tracks and an opener. So yes, if you have 9' ceilings, an 8' door will be perfect.

The only problem with adding windows and insulation to the door is that it adds weight to the door. So by the time you buy the insulation kit, the panel with windows, and a new set of springs that are right for the door, you will probably spend almost the same amount a new door would cost...

The only downfall with having a big door like that is heat loss, that is assuming you are heating your garage. We have a 20'x9'6" door in our shop and every time you open it in the winter, you lose most of your heat.

I am biased here, but I recommend you hire it out. We have worked on so many doors that were installed by the home owner and have had to fix their mistakes and it ends up costing more in the end. I will say there are some home owners out there who do a fantastic job, but the majority just aren't...

Chamberlain or LiftMaster are the only openers I will recommend. I would recommend the LiftMaster over the Chamberlain because the LiftMaster uses a solid rail vs the Chamberlain's put together type rail. If there is a LiftMaster dealer in your area they may sell you one outright, or if that...

You have a very valid point. However, I'm not going to sit here and tell you to invest a whole bunch of time into fixing it, when it is going to happen again. Plain and simple- it's a cheap opener. You can have an opener that works OK(for now), or you can install an opener that works good. It's...

You would be better off putting the money you spend on parts towards a new opener. They aren't a very high quality opener.

My best advice is to replace it with a better opener. You can tension the chain by tightening the bolt in front of the drive sprocket, but chances are it will do it again. Those openers are total junk in my opinion. We have changed out hundreds of them. When customers have issues with them, we...

We run into that all the time, it is the worst! We always get- it worked with the last one, it should work with the new one. NO! haha.

Your opener is working exactly like it should. Anytime the beam is broken, the light comes on and stays on for 4 1/2 minutes, unless the beam is broken again, then the time starts all over again. I don't have any part numbers or know what models are compatible with the opener as far as what...

No problem. I do believe you are right. My dad used the Dominos before my time, so I don't know a lot about them really, now we hardly use them. When we can, we generally try to convert everything to LiftMaster products when we can- install a LiftMaster receiver so it can accept our stocked...

The "name brand" controls are just way more user friendly. The other brands work, don't get me wrong, but are just a pain to program.

You want a LiftMaster 893Max control. It will program to any LiftMaster/Chamberlain opener made with safety eyes, so an opener made from mid 1993 all the way to current MyQ series. They claim to program to any opener from the green learn button to current, but we could not get it to program to a...

When we built our shop like 10 years ago, my dad was going to save a bunch of money by doing it himself, didn't quite work out. Our shop is 38x60 and he did it in two zones and while it does heat, it is economical. We had a 50 or 60 gal water heater on it and when it got cold it would run and...

With the new series out, we had to get the new wall stations and right in the instructions it states that you cannot run them in series. There are ways around it, like a generic door bell type switch, but you can only carry so many parts.

Most of the common LiftMaster keypads are wireless. They are programmed to the circuit board, just like a hand control would be. As far as the MyQ openers, I am fairly positive that they just switched all of their openers to the MyQ style within the last month or two. Previous to that, we were...

You cannot splice in a wired wall controller. If the wall button has a circuit board behind it, it must be wired separately, they cannot be wired in a series.

Before we used LiftMaster products, we used Domino keypads. They still require batteries, but the batteries are inside, so they aren't really exposed to the elements. They are pretty decent, the lids are prone to breaking the tabs that hold it on over time, but can be easily replaced. They are...

I like the ad- Really cool HA! This one just popped up on craigslist here- http://rockford.craigslist.org/tls/4966921085.html Before I saw the cooler, I didn't know anything like that existed either. Doesn't seem very practical, price wise, but looks neat.

I see where you are coming from, generally I have nothing better to do, so time isn't a factor for me. I would rather wait for it to drain rather than spend that same time cleaning it up. I hate cleaning. I never even considered that, that is one downfall to it. All three of our trucks are the...