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Garage Door Openers

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If you recently purchased a new house, or if are thinking about installing a new garage door, you need to think about which type of garage door opener you want to purchase and install as well. The two primary types of garage door openers are overhead and wall mounted garage door openers. Here is a quick guide how both of these types of garage door mechanism work and the important differences and similarities between them. Wall-Mounted Garage Door Openers Wall-mounted garage door openers are usually used in garages that either have low ceilings or have very irregular shaped ceilings that would not support a system that was attached to the ceiling. These types of systems are attached to the side of the wall in your garage. Belts as well as a tension road are attached to the walls near the garage door. These belts are …show more content…

You can even find systems that use rubber belts to open and close your garage door. The key here is that the mechanisms are attached to the ceiling of your garage and not to the wall. The Big Differences There are a few major differences between these two systems. To start with, a wall-mounted garage door system takes up valuable space on the side of your garage. You will not be able to use the sides of your garage near the door for storage or other purposes because the garage door opening mechanisms will need to be attached there. Additionally, wall-mounted systems generally cannot support extremely heavy or large garage doors due to how they are set up. They are designed to support lighter loads. On the other hand, wall-mounted opening systems can be seen as a little more thief proof than overhead garage door openers. If your garage door has windows on it, a thief can easily see your opener and manipulate it using the manual cord that is generally attached to these systems as a

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