Hurricane Garage Door Bracing in Orlando
Not ready to replace the door before storm season? We add reinforcement struts or storm braces to your existing door and rebalance it for the extra weight.
- Built for storm season
- Manufacturer-approved kits
- Springs rebalanced after bracing
- 5.0 on Google
Why the Garage Door Is the Weak Point
The garage door is the largest opening in most homes, and a wide double door has a long span with nothing holding it in the middle. In high wind it bows in, and if it fails, wind pressure inside the garage can damage the roof and walls.
Bracing shortens that span. Horizontal struts stiffen each section, and vertical braces tie the door to the header and floor.
What Florida code requiresBracing Options
We use bracing designed for your door, and we’ll tell you honestly if a rated replacement makes more sense.
Horizontal reinforcement struts
- Steel struts fixed across the door sections
- Always in place, nothing to put up before a storm
- Stiffens the whole door against flex
- Adds weight, so the springs are rebalanced
Vertical storm braces
- Removable posts bolted to the header and floor
- Put up before a storm, taken down after
- Strong support for wide double doors
- The door can’t be used while braces are up
How a Bracing Job Runs
Best done well before storm season, not the week a storm is forecast.
Check the door
Its size, condition, existing struts and any product approval label.
Choose the bracing
A kit designed for your door, sized for its width and height.
Install struts or braces
Struts fixed across the sections, or header and floor mounts for storm braces.
Rebalance the springs
The door is heavier now, so the springs are adjusted to match.
Test, and show you how
A balance and opener test, plus a walkthrough of putting up removable braces.
What Affects the Cost
You get the price after we’ve looked at your door.
Door width
Double doors need more struts or braces than single doors.
Struts, braces or both
The type and amount of reinforcement.
Spring work
Rebalancing, or new springs if the old ones can’t carry the weight.
Related Services and Guides
If bracing isn’t enough, these are the next steps.
Hurricane Bracing Across Orlando
DoorX dispatches across Orlando and nearby cities. Call to confirm your address.
Call (689) 400-1172Orlando
- Downtown
- College Park
- Audubon Park
- Conway
- MetroWest
- Dr. Phillips
- Lake Nona
- Hunters Creek
Nearby cities
- Altamonte Springs
- Apopka
- Clermont
- Kissimmee
- Lake Mary
- Ocoee
- Oviedo
- Sanford
- Winter Garden
- Winter Park
Hurricane Bracing Questions
What is hurricane bracing for a garage door?
It’s reinforcement added to an existing door so it flexes less under wind pressure. It’s usually horizontal steel struts fixed across the sections, vertical storm braces that bolt to the header and floor, or both.
Does bracing make my door hurricane-rated?
Not automatically. Bracing strengthens the door, but only a door with a Florida Product Approval for your address’s wind load is rated. If you’re replacing the door, a rated door is the long-term answer.
Do I have to put the braces up before every storm?
Only removable vertical braces. They go up before a storm and come down after, so they need storage space. Horizontal struts stay on the door permanently.
Why do the springs need adjusting after bracing?
Struts and braces add weight to the door. The springs have to be rebalanced for the new weight, or the door will be heavy, and the opener and springs will wear out faster.
Which doors benefit most from bracing?
Wide double doors, older doors with few or no reinforcement struts, and doors on homes that face open areas, where wind builds up before it hits the house.
Get Your Door Ready Before the Storm
Book a visit before storm season. We’ll check your door and recommend bracing, or a rated replacement if that’s the smarter call.
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