18 Ft Garage Door Strut

Two inch struts weigh about 10 ounces per foot.

18 ft garage door strut.

The more struts you have on the garage door the stronger it will be. The top panel is the weakest point. Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher.

Most manufactures do not require a strut on any door up to 14ft in width. Garage door struts for eight and nine foot wide doors can ship by fedex or ups but longer struts will not. Any garage door that has an opener is required to have a strut on the top panel. Prices are 4 00 per foot up to 18 feet in stock for d i y.

Garage door struts stiffen sections of the door to prevent them from bending or breaking. 2 strut standard profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends. Also known as garage door support brace or bar. Otherwise the extra weight will shorten the life of your garage door opener.

If you add over 20 pounds of struts to your door we recommend replacing your springs. This strut is a 2 tall. An 18 foot wide garage door should have 1 strut installed on each section. 3 strut high profile strut with standard hole pattern 48 oc and 1 from ends.

Struts are screwed into the back side of the garage door as seen in the images. Struts will make sure the top section doesn t fold in when the motor tries to pick the door up.