I have a 16’ wide garage door that I would like to add an electric opener to. The problem is, the ceiling in the garage is low, and the door, when open, misses the bottom of the ceiling joists by barely ½ inch. The garage door is only 6’7” high.

Someone had told me there were specialty garage door openers for situations like this, but I have been unable to locate any information. Since I will be replacing the garage door soon, there is the option of getting one with a lower height to accommodate the opener, but I would much prefer to keep the height the same to maximize the already low headroom.

Any help you can offer will be much appreciated.