How To Put Weather Stripping On A Garage Door

Take out your nails and nail the header piece into position.

How to put weather stripping on a garage door.

Cut one end of each side door weather stripping to fit the profile of the top piece. Using a miter saw cut square ends of the header piece. Mark the profile using a scrap for a guide cut the foam with a scissors and cut the profile with a coping saw. Test the garage door to be sure it opens and closes smoothly.

Here a helper is a big plus. Getting the top piece cut to the proper length is the greatest challenge in this easy to do project. Do it right do it yourself. The home mender dustin luby shows us how to replace your old wood garage door trim with vinyl weatherstripping.

What you need to know about smart blinds. A miter saw will make fine cuts in your header piece and make your work easier. Enter email address sign up. Different hinge types and where to use them.

Hold each of the side pieces in place and nail them in the same fashion as you nailed the header piece. 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. Weather sealing a garage door usually involves a simple process of adding or replacing the bottom door seal and the weatherstripping on the stop molding along the sides and top of the door. Sign up for our newsletter.

Upgraded garage door weatherstripping will keep your garage warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. 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. Click the links to see inside dustin.