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Garage door braces for hurricanes.
5 0 out of 5 stars great for my single car door opening.
How to install a hurricane brace.
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.
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.
Reviewed in the united states on august 28 2017.
You can have a professional install a special hurricane rated garage door or use a ready to install garage door storm kit.
When it comes to preparing your garage door for a heavy storm you have several options.
Most braces are made of heavy duty aluminum or steel and need to be drilled in to the concrete floor.
Another option is to build custom 2 by 4 braces that will help reinforce the door as demonstrated below.
The door was very solid with the braces in place.
I never worried about them holding during hurricane irma.
Perhaps the best thing that you can do to prevent hurricane damage to your garage door is to install a hurricane brace.