•            "Wind pressure is often the most devastating culprit in a hurricane. A category
•      3 hurricane with winds of 130 mph xerts pressures  equivalent to the weight of
•         a typical family car on a two-car garage door."

  — Dr. Steve Lyons, Hurricane Expert,
The Weather Channel

               

 

 

Typical reinforcement methods for Wind Rated Garage Doors 

FACT: About 80% of residential wind damage starts with wind entry through the garage door.
 

FACT: Less than 30% of homes in hurricane prone areas have adequate garage door wind load reinforcement systems.
 

FACT: Fewer than 50% of consumers in hurricane prone areas know that their garage doors are required to meet building code criteria for wind pressures.
 

FACT: Winds can stay above hurricane strength many miles inland. Hurricane Hugo (1989) battered Charlotte, North Carolina—about 175 miles inland—with gusts to near 100 mph. 

We offer the wind rated doors you need for peace of mind.

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(281)-428-1187-----Baytown, Mont Belvieu, Channelview, Crosby, Highlands

(281)-479-3332-----Pasadena, Deerpark, Clearlake, League City, Kemah, Friendswood 

(800)-345-8471-----Toll Free (We serve a fifty mile radius around Baytown)