HURRICANE SHUTTERS AREN’T ENOUGH IF YOUR GARAGE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED
Do you know the garage door is potentially the largest and weakest opening in many homes to a hurricane? According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, loss to the garage door was a major factor for homes damaged or destroyed in Hurricane Andrew. Even with shutters, if your garage door fails, the full force of the hurricane will enter your home and possibly blow off your roof and seriously damage or destroy your home. Regardless of the type and strength of your door, it is attached to the garage by only its tracks.
A Secure Door® vertical brace is on the inside of a typical steel garage door.
Made of high-quality aircraft-grade aluminum that is lightweight (14 lbs) yet incredibly strong. Unique telescoping design enables the brace to fit almost all garage doors up to 8’ in height. Brackets attach to hinges to keep the door from being blown in or sucked out and are adjustable to fit behind any horizontal braces up to 6” deep. Brace is anchored into the wall above the garage door, into the garage floor, and to each hinge, providing crucial reinforcement of the tracks. After initial set-up, installs in less than 5 minutes per brace when a hurricane is approaching.
- Patented system that can be installed on almost all residential garage doors
- Exceeds ASTM E330 and TAS202 wind speed standards
- Selected by the University of Florida for their Windstorm Training Center hurricane model homes
- Statewide Florida Building Code approved (FL6420)
