How To Put Weather Stripping Around Garage Door

Tack the door weather stripping in place but don t drive the nails home yet.

How to put weather stripping around garage door.

In this episode dave mars shows how to better insulate your garage door to help save energy and money. Close the garage door. Nails into the wood flange and position the weatherstripping so the entire length of the foam seals against the door. 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.

Test the garage door to be sure it opens and closes smoothly. Then measure the length of the sides of the frame. To complete the job install a sweep along the bottom of the door. Doorstop is made with built in weatherstripping specifically for garage doors.

Learn how to do garage door weather stripping. Learn how to install our vinyl thermostop garage door trim. Measure and cut the base and the top section weather stripping to the desired length. Start at the top of the door and not at the sides.

Make sure that the end of the top section weatherstripping is even with the end of the base. How to install garage door weather stripping 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. Getting the top piece cut to the proper length is the greatest challenge in this easy to do project. Here a helper is a big plus.