Tim wrote:
> I read an interesting fact about high winds and home damage not long
> ago. Seems that most times the door that fails first is the garage
> door,and once that occurs the wind can work on the open area of the
> garage and then weaken more of the structure until the roof fails.Once
> the roof is gone,the sidewalls are more succeptible to collapse,etc.
> Point is, I wonder what the standards are for garage doors in many
> coastal areas? Here in the Houston/gulf coast region most garage doors
> are thin sheet metal and up to 18-19 ft wide,and I have never heard of
> additional bracing requirements for garage doors. The article I read
> (my apologies for not having the link) had a link to a website that
> had instructions for fabricating a simple vertical brace made of 2" by
> 2" angle iron,and pinned at the top and bottom for easy removal and
> setup,to brace against the inside of the garage door.I believe they
> recommended using 2 of these vertical braces for wide doors,and one
> for single car doors.Seemed like a simple idea to possibly save a home
> from wind damage.
The garage door we had in Florida is a hell of a lot beefier than the one we
have herein Nova Scotia. They have regulations regarding garage doors down
there and the apparent hurricane proof requirements of them.
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> ago. Seems that most times the door that fails first is the garage
> door,and once that occurs the wind can work on the open area of the
> garage and then weaken more of the structure until the roof fails.Once
> the roof is gone,the sidewalls are more succeptible to collapse,etc.
> Point is, I wonder what the standards are for garage doors in many
> coastal areas? Here in the Houston/gulf coast region most garage doors
> are thin sheet metal and up to 18-19 ft wide,and I have never heard of
> additional bracing requirements for garage doors. The article I read
> (my apologies for not having the link) had a link to a website that
> had instructions for fabricating a simple vertical brace made of 2" by
> 2" angle iron,and pinned at the top and bottom for easy removal and
> setup,to brace against the inside of the garage door.I believe they
> recommended using 2 of these vertical braces for wide doors,and one
> for single car doors.Seemed like a simple idea to possibly save a home
> from wind damage.