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Until now, I had only known garage doors that roll up inside a housing box within the garage. In our case, some unusual rails were installed. I don’t like them at all. Under the rail of the left door, there is maybe only about 5cm (2 inches) of clearance between my head and the rail. I need to ask why the two rails are at different heights since, according to the construction plans, both doors are supposed to be 2.135m (7 feet) high. I will have to measure the doors themselves tomorrow.

R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
So far, I only knew of garage doors that roll up inside a box attached to the interior of the garage. In our case, they installed some strange tracks. I don’t like it at all.

Then you probably should have ordered a roller door instead of an overhead sectional door. However, I doubt that would have matched your aesthetic preferences.

Completely standard gates and rails!

But you should focus more on your house.

Alex85 schrieb:
Then you probably should have ordered a roller door instead of a sectional overhead door.
Though I doubt that would have matched your aesthetic preferences.

Then it's all good. But I still need to find out why one door is lower than the other, which wasn’t clear from the plans.

tomtom79 schrieb:
But you should be more involved with your house.

When you only build once in your life and otherwise have no experience with these things, it’s easy to overlook that a topic you take for granted can have different solutions. In this case, it’s not a big problem apart from the difference in height.

I don’t think I can be more involved... but as a layperson with little technical interest, it’s more a matter of efficiency anyway.

R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
I really don’t like it at all. Under the track of the left gate, there is maybe only 5cm (2 inches) of clearance between my head and the track.

Alternatively, a side-hinged sectional door could have been used, avoiding the overhead mechanism. This way, you can easily have a door height of 2.50 meters (8 feet 2 inches), allowing you to walk through with a hat or helmet on, and when there is limited space under the garage ceiling, you can still use that area for storage (e.g., for roof racks with boxes, sleds/skis, or other bulky items).

How does that work?