How to install an ideal door garage door download pdf how to guide step 1.
Installing menards garage door support strut.
They also allow the door to open and close smoothly.
Here is a good video on installing a garage door strut on a double door.
Garage door panels are made of thin steels so the thick steel strut supports the gara.
A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included.
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Most residential doors use 2 struts but residential and industrial doors over 16 feet wide often use three inch struts.
Ideal door overhead garage door steel horizontal garage door support struts at menards.
Ideal door 2 1 4 x 16 steel horizontal garage door support strut model number.
Garage door struts stiffen door sections to prevent them from bending or breaking.
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Steel struts are added to your garages to reinforce the steel panels.
Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4.
Ideal door overhead garage door steel horizontal garage door support struts.
Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable.
If the sections are not rigid the garage door will bind as it opens and closes.
It s helpful to have sensors that will stop the operation of the garage door when a person vehicle or other obstacle is in the way.
For doors with torsion springs located over the door spend the 50 or so to have a garage door professional release the tension.