The instructions say to mount rail above the garage door in the header.
Installing garage door opener header bracket.
Place the opener on a ladder and use scrap lumber to get it at the height you need.
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A minimum of 3 5 to 4 5 is required on either side of the door opening.
The only problem i see with this is the header bracket s lag bolts might hit into the decking screws.
With a safety ring and a steel pin join the free end of the rail with the header bracket.
The garage door opener mounting bracket also called the header bracket secures the carriage tube to the wall above the.
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It seems like this is a very common problem as thi.
To install a garage door opener first assemble the rail carriage pulley and motor compartment according to the instructions.
The opener can be installed within 4 feet to the left or right of the door center if there is a torsion spring or center bearing plate in the way of the header bracket or door bracket area.
If your door has extension springs the opener must be installed in the center of the door.
Then install the motor brackets.
At the location above the torsion bar where the instructions said the bracket should be placed there is only drywall and studs header used up by previous owner install the torsion bar and.
Fix the door bracket in place.
The height of the garage door opening is the distance from the floor to the top of the garage door opening.
Follow the manufacturer s instructions to assemble the opener and mount the rail to the header bracket above the door.
Lift the power unit.
I m installing a genie garage door opener model 7155 for a 8 x 20 foot garage door.
When the lift bracket snaps on your garage door it usually damages the area where it once was attached to.
After that start installing the sensors.
But if i m careful to keep the 3 screws toward the top and bottom and screw the bracket screws in the middle of the board it may work.
This is the area available immediately adjacent to the door opening.
Then set the opener on a ladder where you re going to install it.
Set it securely on top of a stepladder so it s conveniently close to the ceiling.
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Install the header bracket onto that 2x4 and patch the sheetrock hole later.
Align the opener s rail with the center of the garage door.
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After that attach the motor to the brackets and verify the rail is perfectly horizontal with a bubble level.