How To Install Garage Door Strut

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How to install garage door strut.

A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener. A garage door strut is a metal piece designed to provide horizontal strength and rigidity to a garage door panel. Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4. A garage door strut can help support door panels that have been bent or damaged.

This strut when across the top section helps to support the door during opening and closing using a electric garage door opener. They also allow the door to open and close smoothly. They make the sections of the garage door stiff enough to prevent bending or breaking. When you install a new garage door replace all the hardware as well.

If your automatic opener doesn t have an automatic reversing system that includes photoelectric eyes replace it. For a smooth operation of the garage door opener installing a garage door strut is helpful. Garage door panels are made of thin steels so the thick steel strut supports the gara. Garage door struts stiffen door sections to prevent them from bending or breaking.

Garage door strut is a metal beam that is installed on the sections of a garage door to provide support and stability to the door. Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable. This video shows a quick and simple installation of a door strut. Residential single car doors typically do not need struts unless it is a steel door that is motor operated.