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Re: Removable garage door posts
      Sun Jun 11 2006 04:55 PM

talljetsfan: Reinforce garage doors

According to BobVila's site - Hurricanes have taught us that garage doors are possibly a home’s greatest danger zone in a high-wind event. Bracing garage doors against failure has become the focus of code officials and manufacturers as buildings are built better to resist damaging winds. Most of the recent recommendations suggest just installing new, hurricane resistant garage doors.

Since not everyone will have the money to do put in a new door, retrofit kits are also available. You can expect to pay $100-$200 to retrofit your garage door. The kits include horizontal and vertical bracing to strengthen the door. However, the bracing increases the weight of the door, which may force you to also reinforce the hinges or opening mechanism.

Here is the most up-to-date NOAA page on retrofitting garage doors:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/retrofit/garage_doors.shtml



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* Removable garage door posts talljetsfan Sun Jun 11 2006 04:55 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts A Big Wind   Sun Jun 11 2006 04:55 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts madmumbler   Fri Jun 09 2006 09:44 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts talljetsfan   Tue Jun 13 2006 07:28 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts madmumbler   Wed Jun 14 2006 07:12 AM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts Hootowl   Wed Jun 14 2006 06:43 AM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts talljetsfan   Wed Jun 14 2006 07:13 AM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts Tak   Tue Jul 04 2006 05:03 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts poolwatcher   Wed Jun 14 2006 09:34 PM
. * * Re: Removable garage door posts CoalCracker   Wed Jun 14 2006 11:19 PM

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