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One of the more popular are the double roller low headroom top fixtures, also called quick close fixtures, quick closing fixtures and rapid flex brackets. For many decades these low headroom top fixtures have been used successfully on wood garage doors by lowering the top strut below the top fixture. Lowering the top strut on a steel garage door, however, compromises the section's integrity and has led to many damaged top sections. This tutorial offers one solution for installing low headroom double roller top fixtures without damaging the section. This will allow a door to operate with a headroom clearance between 9 and 12 inches. Â» DDM Home.
Track sizes and characteristics. Garage door tracks come galvanized for protection against rust and corrosion. Earlier tracks had raw steel simply covered with black paint. Vertical track lengths range most commonly from six feet four inches up through 14 feet and four inches, and mostly in 12 inch graduations. Garage door tracks can be purchased in three widths, one, two and three inch.