I would do some checking before I made any sort of modification to the garage doors. When we had our walk through, we discussed hurricane resistance of our home, which is block and stucco. We were told that the point of failure in our home was the garage door. He said the doors are tested to withstand XX MPH wind. He stated that once the garage door fails, the wind will pop the roof off your home. Not sure if this is true, it's just what we were told by the builder. He had no reason to tell us otherwise... You might also check with your insurance company. For instance, my home owners insurance is less expensive simply because we have a hip roof design. My agent stated that gable roof homes are more expensive, since a gable roof can function as a wing, in high wind, which means it gets lift and can take your roof off.
I would be careful modifying the garage doors in this part of the country...
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