Overhead Garage Door Relocation

[yhprum]

Hi Guys new guy here.
My 2 car garage door hangs about 2 feet down from the ceiling with a typical genie type opener. I want to put in a carlift, but dont have enough room (height) with the current setup. As I see it I have two options that I can think of.
1,) Re route the door to go up into the attic space through the ceiling
2.) Raise the door to run against the ceiling and use a wall mount opener.

The garage is attached to the house.

Anybody done either?
Thanks

Steve

 

[kbs2244]

I like routing them up and into the attic.
It gets them completly out of the way.
(I am hoping you will not have to cut eight joists to do this.)
You will need to do some custom tracks, and maybe some different springs.
(If you have the new tracks follow the roof line, the door weight will never come off the springs like it does when the door goes horizional.)
Hooking up a traditional opener may take some imagination either way.
Or you could go with wall mounted type.

 

[JohnZ]

You don't need a wall-mount opener to do a "high-lift" conversion. I had mine done (18' x 8' insulated sectional door in my lift bay) seven years ago for less than $400, including the added dummy top panel. The horizontal tracks are 8" from my 12' ceiling, and the original 1/2-hp LiftMaster opener track is 2" from the ceiling. Even used the original lift bar - just lengthened it.

 

[yhprum]

Thanks for that JohnZ. I may go that way. One of my friends had a similar experience, except the garage door company tols him it wouldnt work. (I wasn't so sure.)