I'm installing a new wood garage door in a small, low-ceiled garage and want to install an automatic opener.
A garage door installer came by for an estimate yesterday and told me that I didn't have enough ceiling height for my existing door and that the opening would have to be shortened to six feet to accomodate an opener. I'm six feet tall and with a door sitting even lower than me I can see some serious skull cracks from that.
The installer said he needed a minimum of 6" overhead clearance between the rails and the ceiling. No exceptions. I googled around a bit and found a zero-clearance opener, albeit a bit pricey:
Does anyone know of any other low-clearance openers or any experience with the Miracle(tm) opener above?
Thanks.
Steve Manes Brooklyn, NY