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Old 08-29-2023, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sallyg View Post
Closed. The garage door is the most vulnerable part of your house. If it becomes damaged and the wind gets in, the wind will blow directly up into your attic and that puts your roof at risk of lifting off. Altho, those attic doors are pretty flimsy. Might not make a bit of difference, but let's think positive.
Do you live The Villages? South of 441/27?
Go into your garage and look at your garage door. See all that metal reinforcement.

That’s part of the building code to protect you and your house from strong winds. That door is not going anywhere.

Also, roof rafters are designed to withstand hurricane winds.

Building codes were updated a dozen or so years ago after a pair of hurricanes (Michael?) tore through Florida and did a lot of damage.