Straighten Garage Door Strut

When we add one or more struts to your door we factor in the additional weight.

Straighten garage door strut.

Struts can be installed on any of the panels. Many doors come standard with a strut acros. Watch this video to see how to fix it easily. Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.

A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel. Stiles are the metal braces that run from the top to the bottom of a door section. Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring. Sorry for some reason i d.

These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it. Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors. You will then need to straighten the top section and reinstall the strut. Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel.

Struts provide additional support for the garage door panel s and help prevent bending of the panel s. A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two. Is your garage door popping or making a loud thud when you are opening or closing it. This will often leave a one to three inch gap in the center of the top section.

Measure the width of your door with a tape measure.