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OBThe Overhead Bench

Field notes on sectional doors, their operators and the hardware that carries them

The door

Panels, tracks, rollers, hinges, bottom seals and the geometry that decides how a sectional door travels, closes and keeps weather out.

Every work order on this bench

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  3. A concrete garage apron at midday, the door closed, a 4 foot level laid on the slab showing the fall away from the door, mulch bed and a small ornamental tree set back from the track on the right.

    DR-001The door

    Apron, Slope and Plantings at the Door

    The concrete apron, the driveway slope and the plantings in front of a garage door are planned as one system. Water, roots and the door plane decide the layout.