Most residential doors use 2 struts but residential and industrial doors over 16 feet wide often use three inch struts.
Replacement garage door support strut.
This strut when across the top section helps to support the door during opening and closing using a electric garage door opener.
When we add one or more struts to your door we factor in the additional weight.
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A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel.
They also allow the door to open and close smoothly.
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A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two.
If the sections are not rigid the garage door will bind as it opens and closes.
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Garage door struts stiffen door sections to prevent them from bending or breaking.
Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel.
Many doors come standard with a strut across the top panel of the garage door.