Wind Load “Hurricane” Garage Doors
In times of severe weather, it pays to be prepared. Your garage door is the largest moving part of your home, and your door needs to be properly reinforced when strong winds blow. That’s where wind load garage doors come in.
The Benefits of Wind Load Garage Doors
In certain state counties, wind load doors are a building code requirement. Always check with a local county or municipal building official for specific requirements. Learn more about these doors and how they can help prevent property damage.
For homeowners in areas that are susceptible to hurricane activity and high winds, wind load doors are essential. According to the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, about 80% of residential wind damage begins with wind entry through the garage door. Because of this, wind load garage doors can help mitigate damage. These reinforced garage doors offer a high level of craftsmanship, durability, and dependability. They don’t sacrifice looks for functionality. Your garage door can look great while protecting your valuables.
Wind Load “Hurricane” Garage Doors FAQ
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How Do Strong Winds Affect Garage Doors?
It’s important to know how high winds can affect your garage door and your home. You can prevent the following interactions by investing in a high-quality wind load garage door.
Pressure
In a high wind event, intense pressure is generated on the garage door. Whether your door is pushed or pulled is dependent on wind direction and the direction the garage door faces.
Debris
During strong winds, debris can become powerful projectiles. Your door’s ability to protect your home will weaken when damaged, and your door may not be able to withstand the damage.
Breach
Without wind load reinforcement, your garage door can buckle under the intense pressure and flying debris. This will give high winds an entry point inside your structure.
High Damage
When winds enter a home through a compromised door, this can result in roof sections and wall panels being blown apart. This will give rain, wind, and debris free access to your home.
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Why Choose Garage Door Medics
At Garage Door Medics, we care for the safety of our customers and their families. That’s why we can help you protect your home from strong winds with quality wind load doors. Our nearly 30 years of experience has helped us serve homeowners across 5 states with quality products and superior customer care.
We Only Recommend What You Need
Our company operates under the highest principles of integrity. “We only recommend what you need” is the motto we live by, and it is the promise that is upheld by each of our Medics.
Trusted Brands and Quality Work
We offer wind load garage doors from trusted manufacturers. When it comes to your home, proper garage door installation is vital. We offer quality workmanship for our valued customers.
What Are Customers Are Saying
We have had the same technician (Lucas) come out to install a new motor and also make adjustments afterwards. Garage Door Medics is able to get us booked quickly and Lucas does an excellent job addressing all our questions and concerns. We highly recommend Garage Door Medics and Lucas.
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Olivia Do
Avi is very nice. He discovered the problems, discussed the options with us, and fixed everything quickly. Now it’s working great and quieter than it has been in years.
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Karen Corrigan
Pedro was amazing!! Great work installing the garage door, opener and excellent at explaining everything!
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Michael Hansson
This was a thoroughly great experience under the circumstances. Lance Thurlow was our tech and he was the epitome of professional. He immediately recognized the issues with our garage door and offered several solutions. He didn’t pressure us at all or try to upsale any of the products. He quoted a time for repair and finished sooner. He also did a thorough job of setting up the devices and providing us with hands on to do the same. I will definitely use this group again should the need arise and would recommend them to family and friends!!
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David Ciha
Fast service, great service and Lucas was very profesional and knowledgeable about their products. We are very thankfull for their service!
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Orna Yomtoubian
Our technician was very professional, knowledgeable and knew exactly what he needed to do to fix our garage.
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Julie Vargas
Avi was very professional knowledgeable. I would highly recommend his services.
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Preston Dinard
Chris was a great guy who did a great job on the install of our new garage door. Very professional
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Mike Becker
Excellent service on my new garage door motor and track !! Amazing !Lucas was super friendly , helpful and did a fantastic job I would highly recommend him to do your job ! Thank you !!!
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Anthony Lococo
Pedro is the best Garage Door Consultant we’ve ever had. Very thorough and helpful. Great service!
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Susan Budner
Lucas out to diagnose a door that was not closing correctly. He quickly had the issue resolved. Only paid the $99 service fee. Excellent customer service and very knowledgeable regarding his trade. I would recommend this company to anyone needing a good reliable garage door service!
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Corey Cheney
Lance was AMAZING! Friendly, knowledgeable, prompt and on time. 10/10 recommend the Garage Door Medics!
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Katherine Meza
Matt was very professional, arrived on time, identified the problem, and fixed it quickly. Highly recommend!
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Lo Gin
Fantastic guy really knows his job
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Dino Cresci
My service tech, Avi, was very professional and quick to come out to my house. He diagnosed the issue right away and had everything fixed in a few hours. Price seemed fair for the quality of service provided. I had a smooth experience, and I’d definitely recommend them to anyone.
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