Installing Garage Door Weather Strips

Unplug the door opener.

Installing garage door weather strips.

Screws are not included close the garage door. Learn how to do garage door weather stripping. Replace cracked and torn vinyl weatherstripping with this easy step by step guide. Garage door top and side weather seal installation.

Top and side seals. How to replace worn or damaged garage door weather strips. Tips removing and installing new weather stripping for a door. First rule for any garage door repair.

Tack the door weather stripping in place but don t drive the nails home yet. Doorstop is made with built in weatherstripping specifically for garage doors. Use a hammer or a pry bar to pull out the nails. Hold each of the side pieces in place and nail them in the same fashion as you nailed the header piece.

Make sure that the end of the top section weatherstripping is even with the end of the base. Using a miter saw cut square ends of the header piece. A miter saw will make fine cuts in your header piece and make your work easier. Test the garage door to be sure it opens and closes smoothly.

You ll start by removing the old garage door weatherstripping then measuring cutting and installing the new pieces. Take out your nails and nail the header piece into position. Take extra care to make sure that it doesn t damage the doorframe itself. Top and side garage door weatherstripping seals come in a variety of styles.

Put the door in manual operation by pulling the release. How to install garage door weather stripping. Handyman home repair tips replacing. The stripping comes factory attached to a plastic piece that can be affixed directly to your existing garage door frame.

Nails into the wood flange and position the weatherstripping so the entire length of the foam seals against the door. Place all your tools outside the garage as you will install the weather stripping on the outside of the garage 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. Begin by carefully removing the existing weatherstripping.

Measure and cut the base and the top section weather stripping to the desired length. Trim the soft weather stripping at the top of the side pieces at about a 45 degree angle so the top and side pieces overlap nicely.