What is Garage & Large-Door Protection?
Garage and service doors can occupy a substantial part of an exterior wall. Apollo assesses these openings as their own protection category rather than treating them as oversized windows.
Protect the building's biggest door opening
Hurricane and cyclone protection for garages, workshops and vehicle entrances.
Garage and service doors can occupy a substantial part of an exterior wall. Apollo assesses these openings as their own protection category rather than treating them as oversized windows.
Residential + commercial garagesWorkshops + vehicle entrancesDedicated large-door pathway
Protection system · direct answers
What project teams need to know about Garage & Large-Door Protection.
What project information should Apollo receive first?
Send the project location, building type, drawings or clear photographs, relevant dimensions and structural information, and any known wind, design-pressure, impact, flood, shelter, access or local-code requirements that apply to this system.
Can this system be specified from website information alone?
No. Site hazard, dimensions, loads, support and anchorage, exact product configuration, installation method, applicable technical evidence and local approvals can all change the final specification.
Does Apollo install this protection system?
Apollo is supply-only. Final engineering, fixings, installation, approvals and local code compliance remain with the appropriate manufacturer, approved specialist or client-side project team unless expressly included in the written scope.
Can Apollo review this system for international projects?
Yes, where the product and project can be supported. Destination hazard, climate, freight, documentation, local engineering, certification and installation responsibilities are reviewed before supply.
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- Openings + glazing
- Roof + load path
- Safe rooms + shelters
- Rooftop plant
- Critical power
- Solar mounting
- Flood + surge
01Project guidance
Do not leave the largest opening unprotected.
A garage door may be far larger than any individual window. Residential garages, resort service areas, workshops and commercial vehicle entrances should all be included in the building-wide severe-weather review.
02Project guidance
Standard garage doors and hurricane protection are not the same category.
Some projects may use a severe-weather-rated everyday door. Others may retain the existing garage door and add separate external protection. The chosen product and documentation need to support the required function.
03Project guidance
Tracks and head support carry major loads.
Large shutters place substantial demands on guide tracks, barrel/head support, brackets and surrounding structure. New builds can plan these load paths more cleanly than late retrofits.
04Project guidance
Garage and rolling-door standards can follow different testing pathways.
Do not automatically apply window and impact-shutter standards to exterior garage or rolling doors. Project documentation needs to follow the appropriate product and jurisdictional pathway.
Plan · compare · specify
Use the wider Apollo protection pathway.
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Commercial protection
Compare other heavy-duty opening types and commercial systems.
Open pathway ApplicationHomes
Include the garage inside a complete home protection strategy.
Open pathway Technical authorityTesting & standards
Review why garage and rolling-door evidence must be read carefully.
Open pathwayProject-specific performance
Performance follows the exact system and project.
Opening size, positive and negative design pressures, impact requirements, tracks or frames, anchors and structural substrate all affect final performance. Numerical wind, impact and certification information is matched to the applicable tested or engineered configuration for the project.
Testing, standards & specificationConnected project pathway
Everything you need to take the next project step.
Product rangeHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection
Explore the current Hurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection range, project pathways and product information.
Open pathway Planning guideHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection Planning GuidePlan the project around application, site conditions, interfaces, evidence and local responsibilities before the final configuration is frozen.
Open pathway Project filesProject Upload ToolSend plans, dimensions, photographs and project information for review.
Open pathway TechnicalTechnical & Specifier CentreUse current product information, technical documentation and professional project resources.
Open pathway Project briefHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection Project BriefSend the project scope, destination, dimensions, quantities and supporting information for manual review.
Open pathwayRegional project pathwayHurricane & Cyclone Complete-Building Protection for Pacific Island projects
Review this system against the actual island, coastal exposure, wind or cyclone criteria, freight route and local project responsibilities before the final configuration is selected.
Technical informationNeed a datasheet, drawing, test report or tender submittal?
Request technical information No current public document is registered against this exact page yet. Tell Apollo what the project needs and the team can review the current product/configuration-specific information available.
Apollo NZ Global · International project supply
Start with the property. We’ll help map the severe-storm protection pathway around it.
Send the project location, drawings or photos, known wind/code requirements, flood or storm-surge information and any shelter or critical-equipment requirements.
Supply-only project model. Final structural design, shelter design, fixings, installation, local approvals and code compliance remain project-specific unless expressly included in the quoted supply scope.