Straighten Garage Door Strut

You will then need to straighten the top section and reinstall the strut.

Straighten garage door strut.

These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it. Watch this video to see how to fix it easily. Sorry for some reason i d. Doors over 10 feet wide usually have at least one strut across the top panel.

Struts can be used on metal vinyl and wood garage doors. Five star doors adds an additional strut to all our garage door installs. Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors. Many doors come standard with a strut acros.

A 16 wood door should have 3 or more struts but insulated steel doors should have at least two. Most residential doors have a strut pre installed at the top of the top panel on the garage door. This will often leave a one to three inch gap in the center of the top section. Struts provide additional support for the garage door panel s and help prevent bending of the panel s.

Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring. Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width. Struts can be installed on any of the panels. When we add one or more struts to your door we factor in the additional weight.

Stiles are the metal braces that run from the top to the bottom of a door section.