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Header Wall
Vertical Centreline
of Garage Door
Level
(optional)
Timber Brace
Timber brace
Structural
Supports
OPTIONAL
CEILING
MOUNT
FOR
HEADER
BRACKET
Unfinished
Ceiling
INSTALLATION STEP 1
Determine the Header Bracket
Location
Installation procedures vary according to garage door
types. Follow the instructions which best suit your door.
1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centreline
of the garage door.
2. Extend the line onto the header wall above the door.
3. Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown.
Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall
above the high point:
• 50mm to 75mm above the high point for sectional
doors and one-piece tilt doors with track or up to
200mm for one-piece tilt doors without track.
This height will provide travel clearance for the top
edge of the door.
NOTE: If the available height above the highest
point of your door is less than recommended, use
the maximum height possible (as long as the door
does not contact the rail), or refer to page 9 for
ceiling installation.
To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH:
• Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to structural
support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might
not reverse when required. DO NOT install header bracket over
plasterboard wall.
• Concrete anchors MUST be used if mounting header bracket to
masonry.
• NEVER try to loosen, move or adjust garage door, springs,
cables, pulleys, brackets, or their hardware, ALL of which are
under EXTREME tension.
• ALWAYS call a qualified door technician if garage door binds,
sticks, or is out of balance. An unbalanced garage door might
not reverse when required.
Door
Header Wall
Sectional door with curved track
Highest Point
of Travel
Door
50mm
One-piece door without track:
200mm
Highest
Point
of Travel
Header Wall
Track
One-piece door with horizontal track
Door
Track
Header Wall
Highest Point
of Travel
75mm
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