How To Replace Rubber Bottom On Metal Garage Door

Then note the width of the bottom of the garage door as well as that of the gasket.

How to replace rubber bottom on metal garage door.

Clean the door bottom photo 2 then cut the new rubber seal to length with a razor knife. Raise the garage door to about chest height or high enough to reach the bottom. Check the breadth and length of the garage door with the help of a measuring tape and add one inch to each side to allow for any adjustment. How to replace bottom weather seal on your garage door.

Go to the local hardware store and purchase the required items. Straighten the tracks along the bottom of the door with the screwdriver. Usually there is a rope attached to a lever in the center of the door. Pry open the slots that serve as a track for the bottom rubber gasket on either end of the garage door using a screwdriver.

Disengage the garage door from the garage door opener. If it s especially stubborn cut it and remove it in pieces. This video explains how to remove and replace the rubber seal at the bottom of your garage door. Be patient it takes a lot of pushing and pulling even with a helper.