The most common sectional-door track: vertical track at the jambs, a curved radius section, and horizontal track running back into the building. Built in Bemidji in 2-inch or 3-inch stainless for doors that live in wash bays, wastewater plants, salt sheds, and anywhere galvanized track rusts through.
Standard lift is the default configuration for sectional doors. The door travels straight up the vertical track, turns through the radius section just above the opening, and rides back into the building on horizontal track hung from the ceiling or structure.
Because the door turns immediately above the header, standard lift needs the least headroom of the full-lift configurations. A 12-inch radius typically needs about 12 inches of headroom with the torsion spring assembly above the door; a 15-inch radius needs about 15 inches and rides more smoothly on taller commercial doors. The exact figure depends on the spring assembly, operator, and door thickness, which is why we confirm it on the quote.
In corrosive buildings the track is usually the first thing to fail. Rust jacks the rollers, the radius pits, and the horizontal sags at the hangers. Stainless track removes that failure mode for the life of the door.
Every set is cut and drilled to the door. These are the decisions that shape the quote.
The residential and light-commercial standard. Runs 2-inch rollers, turns tight above the header, and needs the least headroom of any full-lift setup.
Best for: 1-3/8 and 2-inch doors, shop and fleet doors up to about 14 feet tall
Same 2-inch profile with a larger radius. The door transitions more smoothly, which matters on taller doors and higher cycle counts, at the cost of a few more inches of headroom.
Best for: Taller commercial doors on 2-inch hardware
Heavier profile for 3-inch rollers and 3-inch-thick industrial doors. Stiffer horizontals, heavier hangers, and bearing plates to match.
Best for: 3-inch industrial doors, heavy insulated panels, high-cycle openings
Vertical track either hangs on stainless jamb brackets lagged to wood, or bolts to a continuous stainless angle on steel or masonry. Continuous angle is stiffer and is what we recommend for high-cycle doors and any jamb you cannot lag into.
Best for: Continuous angle on steel and block; brackets on wood jambs
Measure from inside the building. If you can only get some of these, send what you have with photos and we will work out the rest with you.
Not sure how to measure? The Track ID Guide shows where each dimension is taken. Photos of the opening from inside help more than anything else.
Mechanically, yes, if they are the same track size. But mixing rusted galvanized hardware with new stainless track just moves the next failure onto the parts you kept. We can quote the track alone or a matched stainless package, your call.
Yes. Standard lift track fits any sectional door that runs on 2-inch or 3-inch track, whoever built the panels. Send the measurements and the door brand if you know it.
Low-headroom hardware moves the springs behind the horizontal track and uses a different top fixture and drums. Note the available headroom on the form and we will quote the right setup rather than forcing standard lift into a space it does not fit.
Long sections ship LTL freight, curbside, and may need an appointment. Shorter runs and hardware ship UPS. The quote states the shipping method, the lead time, and whether a liftgate is needed.
