>>What's finally put me off is that by going to a retractor mechanism suitable for automation,
>> rather than the existing canopy setup I would lose some width on garage access, which I can't afford to do.
You can order "retractable plus" gear from Hormann, which is £48 extra. That gear was designed to never eat into clear space of 7 foot doors.
http://www.garagedoorsonline.co.uk/w...ble%20plus.pdf
>> Am sure an installer could show you one or find a measurement to check
Will install myself
