Eichler Garage Door Opener

Eichler renovation remodel and addition duration.

Eichler garage door opener.

Had to do a bit of tweaking to the height of the tracks and a few different modifications behind the door jambs to build up something for the back door to close on but that was about it. As i read these posts it seems that the new breed of installers don t understand how this can be done and opting to replace the door with a section steel door. I currently have an eichler with the original sliding garage doors. Apr 2 2003.

Sometime ago one of our handy eichler owners posted instructions on installing a garage door opener on an eichler original sliding door. Of course their unique design and style means that we d never replace them but getting out of the car during the rainy winter to pull a heavy door open meant that style had a cost. Just bought an eichler in concord and am considering installing a garage door opener for the original wood door. Used a 4x4 mounted on the outside door note this means the doors cannot slide past each other any more and some old bookshelf supports on the inside door where i needed to run the track about 10 from the door in order to avoid the other opener track.

I notice a neighbor has an automatic garage door opener on their eichler. He thought it would take two days. I have a flat roof eichler 2 car garage with the horizontally sliding garage doors. This is usually a photo electric eye that will turn off the automatic opener mechanism if an object comes between the door and the edge of the opening.

Edward ang 308 views. Friday was the magic day and we were done in about 6 hours including moving and reinstalling the garage door opener. I ve done it too. All garage door openers sold in california since 1993 are required by law to include a monitored non contact safety reversing device or safety edge that stops and reverses a closing garage door.

Just used 2 standard craftsman door openers and some clever blocking to attach the openers to the doors. February 27 2007 9 04am 4. Were you aware. One of the sliding doors operate on an electric garage door opener.

I ll approach them about their installation. It s been working perfectly for the past 2 years. The garage doors require a lot of effort to slide open closed and i suspect that the roller mechanisms may be worn causing the doors to hang lower and scrape the ground. Garage door openers and eichler sliders since we moved into our eichler we ve had a love hate relationship with the dual sliding garage doors.