How To Install Garage Door Trim Seal

Pvc stop molding nails to the outside frame of the garage door.

How to install garage door trim seal.

Be patient it takes a lot of pushing and pulling even with a helper. When the door closes the flap on the stop molding presses against the door to provide a tight seal around the sides and top of the garage door. Getting the top piece cut to the proper length is the greatest challenge in this easy to do project. Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim.

If you have a wooden garage door rip off the nailed rubber seal. Installing garage door weather stripping also known as astragal fills the gap around the edge of your garage door. With the garage door unplugged and clamped in the open position measure the width of the opening at the top of the opening where the door seal will be nailed. Top and side garage door weatherstripping seals come in a variety of styles.

In this episode dave mars shows how to better insulate your garage door to help save energy and money. Clean the door bottom photo 2 then cut the new rubber seal to length with a razor knife. How to replace bottom weather seal on your garage door. Thread the t shaped edges into the weather seal track then slide the seal across the door.

Here a helper is a big plus.