The garage door installer

[Brad Baxter]

Ok i have only done about a couple hundred homes but please someone tell me if i am wrong. I am arguing with the garage door installer the other day because he places his brackets exactly right over my lighting outlets. I measured and came back a whole 11 feet. usually guys will only come 9 to 10back and get caught. I think they place it there because they think that is where it goes. I asked the guy why he places the brackets so far back and over my boxes and he says o it's no big deal i thought they were smoke detectors?????????????????????????????? I lost it. then it was on. Please tell me i am wrong or if i am not then next time i will come back 13 feet. wow. that's rediculus.:confused::confused:

[electricmanscott]

I'd think the location of the bracket pretty much has to be where it has to be. The light can go anywhere.

[Cavie]

10' back and 1' off center and you should never get covered. That's for a standard 7' door. That will put both of you on the truss. If using trusses.

[satcom]

Ok i have only done about a couple hundred homes but please someone tell me if i am wrong. I am arguing with the garage door installer the other day because he places his brackets exactly right over my lighting outlets. I measured and came back a whole 11 feet. usually guys will only come 9 to 10back and get caught. I think they place it there because they think that is where it goes. I asked the guy why he places the brackets so far back and over my boxes and he says o it's no big deal i thought they were smoke detectors?????????????????????????????? I lost it. then it was on. Please tell me i am wrong or if i am not then next time i will come back 13 feet. wow. that's rediculus.:confused::confused:

Mest time you place the lighting where the plans call for it, we work off the plans. and if there are no plans then we will submit a copy of the layout and have the owner approve the location, before the work proceeds. everything in writing, then you always to go to court, with all the paper work.

[LarryFine]

10' back and 1' off center and you should never get covered.That's what I was thinking: move to the side a bit instead of straight back a lot.

I've always thought that when watching cheesy old monster movies: why do people run straight ahead in front of the monster for a mile instead of to the side for 50 feet? :confused:

[360Youth]

We always went the height of the door plus two feet to clear brackets.