Installing Menards Garage Door Support Strut

Garage door openers have the ability to open and close a limited number of times in power outage emergencies.

Installing menards garage door support strut.

Support struts allow your garage door to open and close smoothly while remaining strong and reliable. Doors with openers also require two extra pieces of hardware that you ll see in photo 4. If the sections are not rigid the garage door will bind as it opens and closes. A support strut usually included in the door kit and an opener bracket not included.

Ideal door overhead garage door steel horizontal garage door support struts at menards. Ideal door 2 1 4 x 16 steel horizontal garage door support strut model number. They also allow the door to open and close smoothly. How to install an ideal door garage door download pdf how to guide step 1.

After removing the old panels find the bottom section of the new bottom panel and lay it onto padded saw horses. Most residential doors use 2 struts but residential and industrial doors over 16 feet wide often use three inch struts. To read pdf files you need the adobe acrobat reader 6 0 or higher. Here is a good video on installing a garage door strut on a double door.

Click to add item ideal door overhead garage door steel horizontal garage door support struts to the compare list. Ideal door overhead garage door steel horizontal garage door support struts. Security is something else to consider when purchasing an opener. Garage door struts stiffen door sections to prevent them from bending or breaking.

Merchandise credit check is not valid towards purchases made on menards com. Steel struts are added to your garages to reinforce the steel panels.