Way OT: tilt-up garage door repair/replacement?

[Christine Ryan]

Hey, all! We have a very, very, very old tilt-up garage door that we've been told might be nearly impossible to replace with a newer roll-up/segmented door. The repair guy who told me that said HE didn't know how to fit the mechanism in the narrow space avail, but said it might be worth asking around.

I have a vague memory of someone in the last couple years telling me that they'd faced a similar problem and found an installer who'd solved it. Thing is, I can't remember who...if this rings a bell (or if you know of a repair guy who works on such old doors--ours retired), please let me know!

(We're concerned that the massive extension springs are quite old, and we'd like to, at the very least replace *them*, if we can find someone comfortable with working w/ antique mechanisms!)

Thanks! And I miss riding w/ y'all—the downside of permanently remote work!

Christine 

[Chris Merrill]

I've seen side-mount ones online but don't have any experience with them (e.g. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Genie-Wall-Mount-Direct-Drive-Garage-Door-Opener-Battery-Back-up-LED-Light/5013950513). They still need the track but don't need vertical space above for the opener.

~Chris

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[Christine Ryan]

Thanks!! I think it's actually the lack of side space that's the problem. But I should probably get another installer in to take a look!

[d chang]

city overhead doors lists that they do 'one piece doors' and the pics make me think that's what youre looking for. anyway, they did an 'emergency' weekend call when one of the side rails on mine destroyed itself but that was a while ago so who knows.

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