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    Roll-up door: insufficient headroom. Thoughts on cutting down vertical tracks?

    Thank you. I put mine up today, having cut 6" off the 7' tracks. I see what you mean in terms of a gap at the top -- I think weather stripping will many it pretty enough, as others have mentioned. So far, no real issues with door operation.
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    Roll-up door: insufficient headroom. Thoughts on cutting down vertical tracks?

    To be clear, you tried to trim the tracks without trimming the door roll itself and then had trouble with the roll "not sitting right"? Can you clarify what you mean by it not sitting right?
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    Roll-up door: insufficient headroom. Thoughts on cutting down vertical tracks?

    This is very helpful, I appreciate your inputs gungatim and Bad Habit. I'm reassured that the doll will work - with maybe slightly diminished functionality, with the cut tracks.
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    Roll-up door: insufficient headroom. Thoughts on cutting down vertical tracks?

    kbuhagiar -- thank you for posting the video; that is indeed the kind of door I have. PoorUB -- thanks for the advice. I will look into the locking mechanism. The door is for a shed that may get 2-3 openings a week and will hopefully last a few years. If there are others with experience, I...
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    Roll-up door: insufficient headroom. Thoughts on cutting down vertical tracks?

    I purchased a 7 foot tall garage roll-up garage door (Ideal Door 200M). I have found that I lack about 6 inches of headroom to install it. Any experience cutting down the vertical tracks on a roll-up garage door? Would there be any issue opening, closing, latching the door with a few inches of...
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