Garage Door Hurricane Brace Wind Load Kit

Your local overhead door distributor can suggest a wind resistant garage door that offers the highest level of protection for your situation or geographic region.

Garage door hurricane brace wind load kit.

Wind load kit for sutherland 1 layer and 2 layer garage door. That s why you need something behind that garage door to reinforce it to keep it from coming out of those tracks. Extra garage door reinforcement for areas with strong winds up to 140 mph. When you choose overhead door garage doors enjoy the flexibility of upgrading your product to be wind load compliant with your local codes.

14 18 foot doors 2 posts spaced equally. More effective than retrofitted horizontal garage door braces. Metal reinforcement kits are available that attach to the concrete slab and framing above the door to provide two additional points of support or you can make your own garage door reinforcement from 2x4s. Windows made of clear impact resistant glass are compatible with a.

Garage door brace installed provides protection against up to category 5 hurricane winds dependent upon the quality and condition of your garage door. A wind load post to the back of the door. Nasa tech white reflective foam core 2 car garage door insulation kit 18ft wide x 8ft high r value 8 0 made in usa new and improved heavy duty double sided tape also fits 18x7 4 5 out of 5 stars 670. The only thing holding that door to the house is the tracks.

For overhead garage doors heights 7 to 8 feet. 8 12 foot doors 1 post spaced equally. Dasma technical data sheets are available to provide you with more information about garage door wind load. Much less expensive than hurricane resistant garage doors and garage door shutters.

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. 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. During an extreme wind event storm driven debris can dent deform or even penetrate ordinary garage doors. Extra garage door reinforcement for areas with strong winds up to 140 mph.

Garage doors can be easily damaged by high winds during a hurricane or severe storm. Insurance analysts know that 80 of residential hurricane damage begins with wind entry into your home s garage. If the tracks give out with the door compressing and compacting your garage door blows out. The storm braces have been engineered certified to 120 mph wind load.

The storm braces have not been subjected to wind tunnel testing or dade county product approval.