{"id":1479,"date":"2016-03-15T09:10:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2023-06-23T11:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:41:44","slug":"converting-from-double-low-headroom-tracks-to-high-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/15\/converting-from-double-low-headroom-tracks-to-high-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Converting from Double Low Headroom Tracks to High Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the years, we have had customers contact us for help converting from <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/31\/low-headroom-garage-doors\/\">double low headroom tracks<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/springs\/vertical-high-lift-garage-doors.php\">high lift<\/a>. This usually happens when they remove a loft from above the door or when they move a low headroom door from one location to another. Here are two solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your horizontal tracks secure to angle and track clips with rivets, as shown below. Sometimes track bolts and nuts connect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/low-headroom-06-double-tracks-rivets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/low-headroom-06-double-tracks-rivets-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Red arrows are pointing to the location of the rivets on a horizontal double track.\" class=\"wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/low-headroom-06-double-tracks-rivets-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/low-headroom-06-double-tracks-rivets-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/low-headroom-06-double-tracks-rivets.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can remove the rivets or fasteners, we have a simple solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For your horizontal tracks, you would reuse the lower horizontal track with the complete radius. We would then provide the standard horizontal track angle to connect the horizontal track to the high lift angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the vertical track extensions, you would cut the length you need from the top horizontal tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You would also need to replace your top fixtures and probably the bottom fixtures as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/02\/outside-lift-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/02\/outside-lift-1.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a garage door horizontal track.\" class=\"wp-image-1477\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not able to remove the rivets or track bolts, an alternate solution would be for us to provide new horizontal tracks with the standard horizontal track angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/standard-horizontal-track-angle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/03\/standard-horizontal-track-angle.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a standard horizontal track angle.\" class=\"wp-image-1483\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also benefit from watching our YouTube video titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5WpnyLF4JuM\">Garage Door High Lift Track Assembly<\/a>,&#8221; as you convert from double low headroom tracks to high lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Garage Door High Lift Track Assembly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5WpnyLF4JuM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to replace your tracks altogether, we have a blog post about <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/07\/how-to-replace-garage-door-vertical-tracks\/\">replacing garage door vertical tracks<\/a>. We also have a blog post with <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/16\/high-lift-kit-faq\/\">frequently asked questions about our High Lift Kits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, we have had customers contact us for help converting from double low headroom tracks to high lift. This usually happens when they remove a loft from above the door or when they move a low headroom door from one location to another. Here are two solutions. Your horizontal tracks secure to angle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[385,5016,483],"class_list":["post-1479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-customer-input","category-technical-support","tag-garage-door-tracks","tag-high-lift","tag-low-headroom-garage-door"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Converting from Double Low Headroom Tracks to High Lift - DDM Garage Doors Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A situation may arise when you need to convert from double low headroom tracks to high lift. 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