Precision Door Service

The Red Flags go up and the wind begins to blow… hard. It’s hurricane season and if your like many people in coastal areas your garage door is vulnerable.

The garage door is often the weakest point in a home because it is the largest space and the material from which it is constructed is not made to sustain high winds.

In Florida, the ways in which garage doors are made began to change in 1992 following Hurricane Andrew. When experts looked at the damage caused by this devastating hurricane; they found that homes with reinforced garage doors suffered far less damage than homes without these doors.

The Florida Alliance for Safe Homes did a study and found “80% of residential hurricane wind damage starts with wind entry through the garage door”

FEMA puts it simply, “If the garage door fails, winds can enter your home and blow out doors, windows, walls and the roof.” Not much left after that.

Because the garage door is integral to the integrity of a home, building codes were changed and the State of Florida now requires more stringent windloaded doors and missile impact resistance.

However, there remain many homes with garage doors that have not been updated to meet the new code. These homes are in jeopardy and often the homeowners do not even realize it. To help raise awareness The weather channel and Amaar have teamed in a campaign called Red Flag Ready to help get the word out.

So, how can you tell if your garage door meets code?

Here at Precision we think the Red-Flag Ready campaign is a great idea and would like to join Amaar and the Weather Channel and go the last mile. So, effective immediately we are offering a free hurricane garage door consultation.

Florida homeowners can fill out the form here

We will tell you for sure whether you are red-flag ready or not at absolutely no cost or obligation to you. Just call (866)443-7672