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Default Garage doors for maximum height

Tim Lamb wrote:
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I have bought a new (to me) tractor and to my pleasant surprise the
cab is lower than the ROPS system of my old tractor and thus the new
tractor will fit into my garage if I change the up and over door for
something providing more clearance.

The doorway has a Catnic lintel which defines the headroom, at present
there's a wooden doorframe below the Catnic which reduces the height
by a couple of inches, I *may* have to remove this to get the required
clearance but I hope not.

So what are my options for something that will not reduce the
clearance at the top of the doorway?

Obviously I could have plain swing doors on hinges and these can be
bought not too expensively but they always seem to get tatty and
wobbly fairly quickly. Are there any that are robust and last well
and would fit with top flush to a Catnic lintel?

I think the other possibility is a roller door, there is only about
300mm clearance between the top of the doors and the rafters though,
are there roller doors that will fit in this space?


If you are only looking for a couple of inches... could you slot or
lower the entrance?


No, the existing up-and-over door eats up too much headroom, I need
just about the whole height below the Catnic, maybe a couple of inches
to spare.

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Chris Green
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