How to install a hurricane brace.
Garage door braces for hurricanes.
When it comes to preparing your garage door for a heavy storm you have several options.
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.
Most braces are made of heavy duty aluminum or steel and need to be drilled in to the concrete floor.
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The door was very solid with the braces in place.
Perhaps the best thing that you can do to prevent hurricane damage to your garage door is to install a hurricane brace.
They have brackets that attach to the door in multiple places to keep your garage door secure.
You can have a professional install a special hurricane rated garage door or use a ready to install garage door storm kit.
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.
Secure door is a patented statewide florida building code approved garage door brace that was successfully tested to protect a home s largest and weakest opening.
Another option is to build custom 2 by 4 braces that will help reinforce the door as demonstrated below.
Reviewed in the united states on august 28 2017.