Date:         Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:05:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Julia Schrenkler <juliaschrenkler@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Julia Schrenkler <juliaschrenkler@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: help fitting van in garage
Comments: To: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@nd.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007101020333694@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Got to give a nod to the roll-up garage door. If you're not riding on
big wheels or some strange lift kit, you should be able to fit into a
standard, or sometimes even odd, garage. How close are you to
clearance? I had to use a 2'x4' to prop my garage door up just enough
to give me clearance to park. A real circus, but once in the Westy fit
nicely.

Unfortunately, some garages (including my own, up until this summer)
are of the time when  headers weren't common. We rescued our garage
from a slight center sag by installing a sturdy header (if you want
proof an in-law loves you, ask him over to help). Between that and
winding back the garage door opener setting on the track to
reaaaallllly pull that nearly medieval heavy wood door allllll the way
back, well, I can get in by the push of a button instead of by dance
of the goofy.

Landlords might not be into you installing headers, but sometimes an
adjustment - just an adjustment, mind you, not a mod - to the door
itself can give you that extra, necessary 2-3" for van clearance. Or
at least it did for me.

Hope this helps!

-Julia
http://wanderwagen.com/

On 10/10/07, Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@nd.edu> wrote:
*snip*
>I was wondering if anybody has come
> up with a good solution to this problem.