High velocity hurricane zone hvhz miami dade and broward counties require all garage doors meet the large missile impact rating regardless if the garage door has windows or not.
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For a door line that varies only in the size of glazing infill you do not have to test all the different styles you may just test the largest door with the largest glazing infill and get approval for equivalent and smaller doors with proportionally equivalent.
Sometimes an insurance company will ask for that specification because it may reduce your homeowner s insurance bill.
Since then the state of florida has passed legislation mandating strict standards for garage door construction.
April 11 2023.
Hurricane impact garage door by dab.
Hurricane master garage doors by dab was founded in dade county florida where we still manufacture our hurricane master garage doors today.
Hurricane garage door meeting the miami dade approval building codes.
Bp glass garage doors meet hurricane requirements for wind load impact and cycling in accordance with miami dade county test protocols tas 201 tas 202 and tas 203.
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Garage doors have to be cycled in both positive and negative.
Standard windows are not available in miami dade and broward counties.
We only sell garage doors that meet county wind requirements.
By testing the largest door you can get approval for all smaller doors of the same type for the same maximum tested pressure.
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Following hurricane andrew in 1992 it was discovered that much of the damage to homes was related to the vulnerability of the garage door.
Impact rated sometimes called miami dade was required in dade county only but is slowly creeping north in florida.
Hurricane approved garage doors every door we sell meets miami dade wind code.
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Bp glass garage doors have been successfully tested have passed and been issued the miami dade county florida notice of acceptance noa 12 0124 03 exp.
Miami dade county is the southernmost wind borne debris region in the state of florida.
During a severe storm or hurricane wind speeds can reach exceed 140 mph.
Garage doors with vents that have openings larger than 3 16 do not have to be tested for small missile impact.
Large and small missile impact.
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