Garage Door Wind Load Post

Windload kit for sutherland 1 layer and 2 layer garage door.

Garage door wind load post.

A 20 psf wind load adds 4 800 pounds of load on the building jambs that s three times the roll up door weight. Attach the header lock bracket to the header using the 4 5 16 x 1 5 8 lag screws provided as shown in figure 1. The header lock bracket should be in line with the intermediate hinges where the post is to be installed and located such that the bottom of the bracket is approximately 2 1 2. Wind load is the amount of live load that hurricane garage doors can handle.

The design pressure of the door must equal or exceed the design pressure for the garage door opening in which a door is to be installed. All raynor residential steel garage doors come with a wind load option except for aspen ap200lv luxevue because of its large windows. Using a wind load post on your garage door. For a comprehensive review of raynor wind load tested and approved garage doors choose from the following options.

Before you put the post in you should disconnect the arm from the operator to the door and also unplug the operator. A wind loaded garage door is designed with specific components such as track jamb brackets hinges rollers and reinforcing struts that meet designated design wind pressures. Amarr wind load garage doors look identical from the outside and are engineered to meet local building codes on the inside. They don t make yours a wind load door.

The removable windload post is designed to be installed on any sectional garage door at the center hinge locations. For two or more posts each post must be evenly spaced across the door width and centered on a stile with a hinge. But they add peace of mind that your garage is secure and you re not going to have damage to your personal property. A wind loaded garage door is designed with specific components such as track jamb brackets hinges rollers and reinforcing struts that meet designated design wind pressures.

Extra garage door reinforcement for areas with strong winds up to 140 mph. Wind load post installation instructions step 1. While these wind load posts are rated for 120 mile an hour winds they bring your door up to code. Practically every door that amarr offers is available with a wind load reinforcement system to withstand high wind conditions.

Wind load garage doors you don t have to compromise style for preparedness. Use the same installation procedure for one two or three post assemblies. For example a 20 by 20 non insulated 22 gauge chain operated hurricane garage door weights about 1 600 pounds. Approved garage doors are available in a wide variety of designs and styles.

The design wind load pressure rating of a door is expressed in psf pounds per square foot.