Garage door replacement
Not much room above your garage door, or a ceiling you want to use?
Standard track needs space above the opening. When there is little, a low-headroom track makes the door fit. When there is a lot, high-lift track runs the door up the wall so the ceiling is free.
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Is this what you're seeing?
There is only a few inches between the top of the opening and the ceiling or a beam.
A door installer told you a standard door won’t fit.
Your garage has a tall ceiling and you want room for a car lift, storage or a tall vehicle.
The opener or door rails hang lower than you would like.
What's going on
A sectional door rolls up the vertical track, curves through the track radius and ends up flat on the horizontal track. Standard track and a front-mounted torsion spring need roughly a foot of space above the opening.
With less room, a low-headroom track and often a rear-mounted spring let the door fit. With a tall ceiling, high-lift track carries the door further up the wall before it turns, or follows the roof line, which frees up the space overhead.
What to do right now
Do
Measure from the top of the door opening to the ceiling or the lowest beam.
Measure the ceiling height and the depth of the garage.
Note anything in the way overhead, like lights, ducts or a garage-door opener rail.
Don't
Don’t cut or move framing to make a standard door fit until you have heard the track options.
Don’t assume the old springs and opener will work with new track. Both often change.
How we fix it
Track type is part of planning a new garage door installation, and existing doors can be converted. Our records show which way these jobs went.
What the work involved
- Low-headroom track29 of 44 jobs
- High-lift track15 of 44 jobs
- Low-headroom and high-lift jobs since 2019
- 44
Recent jobs like this
Aug 2026
LakewoodChose
A one-car garage with little room above the door.
Installed
An 8x7 DoorLink door on low-headroom track with a rear torsion spring.
Apr 2026
GoldenChose
A full-view style door in a garage with very little headroom.
Installed
An insulated door with an anodized frame and black glass, on low-headroom track with an inside lift.
Jun 2026
Denver metroChose
A 12-foot-wide opening with 9 inches of headroom.
Installed
An insulated 12-foot by 11-foot-6 door with small windows on 12-foot low-headroom track and a new torsion bar.
Aug 2025
LakewoodChose
A tall 16x10 opening where the ceiling space was wanted.
Installed
A white 16x10 door on high-lift track rising up to 36 inches, with six struts.
Sep 2025
Denver metroChose
An existing door the homeowner wanted converted to high lift.
Installed
Converted the track to high lift with new springs, drums and cables and an extension track.
Apr 2025
LakewoodChose
A one-car garage with a high ceiling.
Installed
A 9x7 white door on high-lift track, with a strut.
Repair or replace?
An existing door can sometimes be converted to high-lift track with new springs, drums and cables. If the door is old or damaged, it often makes more sense to do it with a new door.
Related questions
Can I convert extension springs to torsion springs in a low-headroom garage?
Yes, if you have at least 10 inches of headroom above the door's highest travel point.
Read full answerWhat backroom and side-room clearance does a garage door need?
A sectional door needs about 3.5 to 4 inches of side room on each side of the opening for the vertical tracks.
Read full answerDo I need a rail extension kit for a high-ceiling garage door opener?
Yes, if the door is taller than the opener's standard rail length.
Read full answerWhat are the requirements for installing a jackshaft garage door opener?
A jackshaft opener requires a torsion spring system (not extension springs), at least 8 inches of clear wall space on one side of the door, 4 inches of clearance above the torsion bar, and a 1-inch diameter torsion bar.
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