Straighten Garage Door Strut

Struts frequently bend when an opener lifts a 16 foot steel door that has a broken spring.

Straighten garage door strut.

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. A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel. This will often leave a one to three inch gap in the center of the top section.

Watch this video to see how to fix it easily. Is your garage door popping or making a loud thud when you are opening or closing it. When we add one or more struts to your door we factor in the additional weight. Measure the width of your door with a tape measure.

Purchase four strut clips if you have a wood door or two strut clips per stile for steel doors. Struts provide additional support for the garage door panel s and help prevent bending of the panel s. Many doors come standard with a strut acros. These struts can be straightened by locking the door removing the strut and straightening it.

Sorry for some reason i d. Five star doors adds an additional strut to all our garage door installs. 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.

Purchase a strut that is 1 inch shorter than the door width.