Garage door bracket

A method of attaching a garage door track to a joist with a bracket, the bracket having a an upper horizontal element, a lower horizontal element, at least one support element connecting the upper and lower horizontal elements, and a vertical bracket, the method comprising:

• attaching the upper horizontal element to the ceiling joist;
• measuring the distance between the ceiling and the track;
• cutting the vertical bracket member to a length that generally corresponds to the distance between the ceiling and track;
• attaching the vertical bracket member to the upper and lower horizontal members of the bracket;
• attaching the track to the vertical bracket member.

A bracket assembly for connecting a garage door track to a ceiling support element, comprising:

• a one-piece, unitary sheet metal bracket including an elongated upper member having first and second ends, an elongated lower member having first and second ends, a support member extending between the upper member and the lower member, and an attachment flange extending from the upper member generally perpendicular to the upper member for attaching the sheet metal bracket to the ceiling support member, the upper elongated member defining a first fastener hole and the lower elongated member defining a second attachment hole, the first and second attachment holes aligned along a line that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the upper elongated member;
• and
• an elongated vertical support member connected to the sheet metal bracket and the garage door track, the vertical support member including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion attached to the upper elongated member of the sheet metal bracket by a first fastener extending through the first fastener hole, the second portion attached to the lower elongated member of the sheet metal bracket by a second fastener extending through the second fastener hole, and the third portion capable of attaching to the garage door track by a fastener extending through the third portion and the garage door track.