18 Ft Garage Door Strut

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18 ft garage door strut.

An 18 foot wide garage door should have 1 strut installed on each section. Most manufactures do not require a strut on any door up to 14ft in width. Struts will make sure the top section doesn t fold in when the motor tries to pick the door up. Steel strut for garage door reinforcement.

The top panel is the weakest point. 3 strut high profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends. Two inch struts weigh about 10 ounces per foot. Struts are screwed into the back side of the garage door as seen in the images.

Also known as garage door support brace or bar. Garage door struts for eight and nine foot wide doors can ship by fedex or ups but longer struts will not. This ideal door garage door support strut is for additional door support or when adding a garage door opener. 2 strut standard profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends.

Otherwise the extra weight will shorten the life of your garage door opener. If you add over 20 pounds of struts to your door we recommend replacing your springs. Anything above 14ft must have at least one strut. This strut is a 2 tall.

Any garage door that has an opener is required to have a strut on the top panel. Garage door struts stiffen sections of the door to prevent them from bending or breaking.