Garage Doors in Iowa

On August 10, 2020, a derecho swept across Iowa with wind gusts the National Weather Service estimated at 140 mph in Cedar Rapids, where the city saw gusts over 60 mph for nearly an hour straight, in what became the costliest thunderstorm in U.S. history at roughly $11.5 billion in damage. Garage doors are among the largest unreinforced openings on a home's exterior, and building-science research has found that once wind pressure forces a garage door to fail, it can let air pressurize the inside of the structure — a failure mode serious enough that FEMA lists a wind-rated garage door among its recommended storm-mitigation retrofits. Years later, plenty of Iowa homeowners are still living with garage doors, tracks, and openers that were knocked out of alignment that day and patched together rather than properly repaired. Call +1 (844) 528-1651 to describe what you're dealing with in Iowa, and we'll help connect you with an independent local provider who covers your area, when service is available.