How To Install Garage Door Weather Stripping
Unplug the door opener.
How to install garage door weather stripping. The weather stripping on the outside of my garage door is wavy as is the metal trim its anchored through which leads to a lot of air leakage. Place the nails at equal intervals from eight to eighteen inches on the center of the headpiece. This will protect your door from airflow in and out of your garage. How to install a garage door seal duration.
Begin with the top and follow photos 2 7 for the basics. You may think that just because your door is of high quality it does not require weather stripping. Open and close the door several times to make sure the door weather stripping seals against the door and the door latches and locks. Do you take time to notice the small gaps underneath and at the sides of your door.
Next clamp the door in place either up or down depending on the task using vice grips one on each side of the door. How to order and install universal garage door weather seal kits. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to replace your old wood garage door trim with vinyl weatherstripping. This video explains how to remove and replace the rubber seal at the bottom of your garage door.
How to prevent your new weather seal from. Using a miter saw cut square ends of the header piece. However all doors whether wooden or steel require weather stripping. Nail the header piece in place so the flexible weather strip lies up against the garage door and floats as the garage opens and closes if the weather stripping you purchase does not have pre marked nailing positions you will need to make a judgment call on how far apart to install the nails.
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Make precise measurements and cuts so you get nice airtight fits photos 2 and 3. Take out your nails and nail the header piece into position. A miter saw will make fine cuts in your header piece and make your work easier. Click the links to see inside dustin s toolbox you can do it.
Adjust the door weather stripping as needed. New brit workshop 240 862. How to install garage door weather stripping. Depending on the flexibility of the nailing strip your nails will likely need to be placed from eight to eighteen inches on center.
Place all your tools outside the garage as you will install the weather stripping on the outside of the garage door. I could just caulk this as is but i m guessing the r.