We have a standard, two-car garage with an old, steel, tilt-up garage
door. The previous owner built an un-permitted room along one side of
the garage which prevents us from simply installing a tracked, roll-up
garage door.

The problem has escalated because my wife's new car is just 1.5 inches
too tall for our old, bent garage door!

Our first option is to replace the old one with a new, straight tilt-
up, which would give us enough height for the car.

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Anyone know of anyone who does this in Southern California?

"ctd4x4" wrote in message

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Any door that retracts equal to the opening is good enough. I don't see any
advantage in a residential setting to spend the extra money for a roll up.
They tend to be noisy also.

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"ctd4x4" wrote:

why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Probably because there isn't sufficient market for them.

You might consider modifying/removing the "unpermitted" room so a
conventional, tracked door could be used.

Failing that, I'll bet any commercial garage door company could do what you
need. Just go out to the money tree and grab-off an extra-large handful and
go for it. Good luck.
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JR

On Feb 13, 8:45 pm, "ctd4x4" wrote:
We have a standard, two-car garage with an old, steel, tilt-up garage
door. The previous owner built an un-permitted room along one side of
the garage which prevents us from simply installing a tracked, roll-up
garage door.

The problem has escalated because my wife's new car is just 1.5 inches
too tall for our old, bent garage door!

Our first option is to replace the old one with a new, straight tilt-
up, which would give us enough height for the car.

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Anyone know of anyone who does this in Southern California?

Roll up doors are available everywhere and the most common usage is
self storage facilities. They are much less expensive than residential
doors but they just don't look right in a residential setting because
the horizontal stiffening ribs are so prominent. A 10' wide by 7' door
sells for under $200 at some of the box stores. Some Yellow Pages and
Google research might locate something you could live with. Good
luck.

Joe

On 13 Feb 2007 18:45:14 -0800, "ctd4x4" wrote:

We have a standard, two-car garage with an old, steel, tilt-up garage
door. The previous owner built an un-permitted room along one side of
the garage which prevents us from simply installing a tracked, roll-up
garage door.

The problem has escalated because my wife's new car is just 1.5 inches
too tall for our old, bent garage door!

Our first option is to replace the old one with a new, straight tilt-
up, which would give us enough height for the car.

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Anyone know of anyone who does this in Southern California?

The resulting roll takes up too much headroom. Commercial
garages are normally 14-16' tall.
Put in a sliding barn-style door.

ctd4x4 inspired greatness with:

We have a standard, two-car garage with an old, steel, tilt-up garage
door. The previous owner built an un-permitted room along one side of
the garage which prevents us from simply installing a tracked, roll-up
garage door.

The problem has escalated because my wife's new car is just 1.5 inches
too tall for our old, bent garage door!

Our first option is to replace the old one with a new, straight tilt-
up, which would give us enough height for the car.

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Anyone know of anyone who does this in Southern California?


Why don't you frame-in the side of the opening adjacent to the room
addition, to accommodate the vertical track? For example if the door
width was 16' frame the door opening to accommodate a 14' wide door.

If you can post some pictures that would help too.

ctd4x4 wrote:
We have a standard, two-car garage with an old, steel, tilt-up garage
door. The previous owner built an un-permitted room along one side of
the garage which prevents us from simply installing a tracked, roll-up
garage door.

The problem has escalated because my wife's new car is just 1.5 inches
too tall for our old, bent garage door!

Our first option is to replace the old one with a new, straight tilt-
up, which would give us enough height for the car.

My question is, why doesn't anyone sell/install residential roll-up
garage doors that completely roll up into themselves, like you often
see on commercial garages and warehouses? That would certainly solve
our problems.

Anyone know of anyone who does this in Southern California?

Sure, Call Desert Garage Door and ask for one of these:
http://www.tracrite.com/index.asp?menuID=110
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Grandpa