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How much does my wood garage door weight.
It should be noted that since the cable loops around a pulley the lifting force of a 210 pound spring is only 105 pounds as seen by the garage door.
In this video we show you an easy way to weigh a garage door without unwinding the torsion spring or loosening the extension springs.
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Panel configuration has a direct correlation to door weight.
As an example a 25 gauge 16 7 standard residential garage door from clopay midamerica overhead door c h i martin hormann wayne dalton unique raynor amarr haas midland doorlink garaga northwest delden and windsor will weigh 150 160 lbs and insulated garage door weigh 165 180 lbs.
Therefore you need a pair of 210 pound springs even though your total door weight is 210 pounds.
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Our reference chart shows only a 5 pound difference between the 8 7 and 9 7 door sizes.
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 chi wayne dalton and windsor will weigh approximately 75 80 lbs and an insulated will garage door weigh approximatly 85 90 lbs.