They have brackets that attach to the door in multiple places to keep your garage door secure.
How to brace a garage door for a hurricane.
Metal reinforcement kits are available that attach to the concrete slab and framing above the door to provide two additional points of support or you can make your own garage door reinforcement from 2x4s.
It s far more susceptible to wind damage than other areas of your property are.
Perhaps the best thing that you can do to prevent hurricane damage to your garage door is to install a hurricane brace.
Garage doors can be easily damaged by high winds during a hurricane or severe storm.
One board will be the height from the concrete floor to the top of the garage door and the other will run from the top of the floor brace to the l shaped mounting bracket.
Home improvement expert danny lipford shows you how to reinforce and brace your garage doors.
Garage door hurricane brace.
The main vertical braces will be two 2 by 4 boards secured together to create a t shape.