Clopay Garage Door Weight Chart

Door weight is important when trying to figure out what torsion or extension springs are needed to counterbalance the door.

Clopay garage door weight chart.

If your door is 210 pounds you would need a pair on for each side of the 210 pound white springs. Garage door weight is determined by size material steel gauge thickness insulation and glass. A standard 25 steel gauge 8 x 7 residential garage door from unique raynor amarr haas midland doorlink garaga northwest hormann delden clopay midamerica martin overhead c h i wayne dalton and windsor will weigh approximately 75 80 lbs and an insulated will garage door weigh approximatly 85 90 lbs. Once you know the total weight of your garage door using a bathroom scale for doors under 300 pounds you can use the chart below to see the color extension spring you need.

You need to consider your particular residential garage door features and dimensions. The average modern steel single car door weighs around 125 pounds while double car doors weigh about 200 pounds. Once a job exclusively for trained garage door professionals clopay s ez set torsion spring system makes torsion spring installation faster and easier for the do it yourselfer. Our system eliminates the difficult and dangerous manual winding process with the ability to set the spring tension in seconds with a 3 8 power drill.

As north america s largest residential garage door manufacturer clopay garage doors come in a variety of styles including traditional raised panel carriage house and modern giving you the perfect opportunity to blend your personal taste with eye catching curb appeal.