Garage Door Braces For Hurricanes

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Garage door braces for hurricanes.

Reviewed in the united states on august 28 2017. Another option is to build custom 2 by 4 braces that will help reinforce the door as demonstrated below. They have brackets that attach to the door in multiple places to keep your garage door secure. 5 0 out of 5 stars great for my single car door opening.

Secure door is a hurricane tornado and high wind garage door brace that converts most existing garage doors to a storm high wind or hurricane resistant garage door. How to install a hurricane brace. I never worried about them holding during hurricane irma. Most braces are made of heavy duty aluminum or steel and need to be drilled in to the concrete floor.

Testing showed that secure door offers excellent wind protection for even a cheap 26 guage rolled steel double car garage door under hurricane wind conditions rated at a strong category 5. Why garage doors fail a garage door which is often the largest opening in a home is only held in place by the rollers in the track. Perhaps the best thing that you can do to prevent hurricane damage to your garage door is to install a hurricane brace. You can have a professional install a special hurricane rated garage door or use a ready to install garage door storm kit.