Garage Door Protection
Garage doors are very much a risk because they act essentially like a large wing. Garage doors, even in new houses, are not mandated to resist any hurricanes unless you've specified the additional cost from the house builder or from your garage door vendor.
When garage doors blow in looters will have access to whatever is in your garage as well as to your house if an entry door is present. Furthermore, since your hurricane deductible will be 8-12 thousand dollars on average, you will have to pay for an all new garage door and track, and may be stuck in line waiting for the availability of a garage door installer after a storm.
Roll-up garage doors all need additional strengthening for the track on both sides because when the door is buffeting against the winds it can be pushed right off the tracks, forcing them right off the wall posts. Generally Martin Garage Doors are the exception since they have very strong full height track guards.
HPS installs track hold down brackets on your garage door tracks. Most likely, your garage door only has one hold down bracket in the middle. These were not intended to hold against tropical storm or hurricane force winds. The bolts and brackets are minimal strength and often these are rusted and ready to break. HPS adds two additional heavy duty brackets for each side. Now you have 6 brackets holding down the middle of your track. When you do the hurricane clip installation this is usually only $125 (plus tax) extra. In addition if you have a late model track or other home (built after 1994) which already has clips, this can be retrofitted on your existing garage door by us as a single service for a minimal fee plus materials.
HPS also has a fully deployable tie-down system for the garage door itself. These cost about $500 to $600 installed (plus tax). They provide similar strength to a $7500 hurricane rated garage door. These kits can also be sold for do-it-yourself for $125 each. Kits come with all materials and installation instructions for you or your regular carpenter, contractor, or handyman to install.
When garage doors blow in looters will have access to whatever is in your garage as well as to your house if an entry door is present. Furthermore, since your hurricane deductible will be 8-12 thousand dollars on average, you will have to pay for an all new garage door and track, and may be stuck in line waiting for the availability of a garage door installer after a storm.
Roll-up garage doors all need additional strengthening for the track on both sides because when the door is buffeting against the winds it can be pushed right off the tracks, forcing them right off the wall posts. Generally Martin Garage Doors are the exception since they have very strong full height track guards.
HPS installs track hold down brackets on your garage door tracks. Most likely, your garage door only has one hold down bracket in the middle. These were not intended to hold against tropical storm or hurricane force winds. The bolts and brackets are minimal strength and often these are rusted and ready to break. HPS adds two additional heavy duty brackets for each side. Now you have 6 brackets holding down the middle of your track. When you do the hurricane clip installation this is usually only $125 (plus tax) extra. In addition if you have a late model track or other home (built after 1994) which already has clips, this can be retrofitted on your existing garage door by us as a single service for a minimal fee plus materials.
HPS also has a fully deployable tie-down system for the garage door itself. These cost about $500 to $600 installed (plus tax). They provide similar strength to a $7500 hurricane rated garage door. These kits can also be sold for do-it-yourself for $125 each. Kits come with all materials and installation instructions for you or your regular carpenter, contractor, or handyman to install.
Before: Standard, inadequate number of garage roller wheel track braces.
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After: Additional, heavy-duty garage roller wheel track braces.
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