Garage door struts for eight and nine foot wide doors can ship by fedex or ups but longer struts will not.
18 ft garage door strut.
Struts are screwed into the back side of the garage door as seen in the images.
Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable.
This strut is a 2 tall.
Prices are 4 00 per foot up to 18 feet in stock for d i y.
Anything above 14ft must have at least one strut.
An 18 foot wide garage door should have 1 strut installed on each section.
If you add over 20 pounds of struts to your door we recommend replacing your springs.
Garage door struts stiffen sections of the door to prevent them from bending or breaking.
Most manufactures do not require a strut on any door up to 14ft in width.
Steel strut for garage door reinforcement.
The more struts you have on the garage door the stronger it will be.
Otherwise the extra weight will shorten the life of your garage door opener.
Two inch struts weigh about 10 ounces per foot.
This ideal door garage door support strut is for additional door support or when adding a garage door opener.
Any garage door that has an opener is required to have a strut on the top panel.
2 strut standard profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends.
3 strut high profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends.
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