Garage door weatherstripping?

[JohnLZ7W]

Hi all, I've noticed quite a bit of light (and water and bugs) around the edges of my garage door and I'd like to add some weatherstripping of some sort to seal it up a bit better. I'm not too worried about losing heat thru it but I'd like to keep the bugs and dust out and seal the bottom better against water coming in.
Thanks!

 

[PT91]

I did this project last week to my door.
I have a barrier strip on the floor AND a flexible piece of stripping on the botton of the door since my floor is not 100% even. This creates a gap at the top edges of my door since the door can't completely unfold.
This gap at the top edge and top sides was about 3/4" but very close at the bottom.
I actually use two rolls of weatherstripping from HD that is made for the bttm edge of the door and applied to the top and the sides of the door.
It took several adjustments, but it works.
No more drafts.
Mine was installed on the inside of the garage.
Some are made for the outsides.
Hope it works out for you.

 

[Treibenschnell]

I just installed a new garage door and still have gaps on the bottom corners... thanks PT91, I'll be trying your idea!

 

[ron3520]

The gap at the top of the door, asuming this is a section door and not a one piece door, can be adjusted with the roller brackets at the top of the door. The holes are slotted so the roller that rides in the track can be slid in and out to allow the door to touch the door jam.

Ron

 

[gb387]

The gap at the top of the door, asuming this is a section door and not a one piece door, can be adjusted with the roller brackets at the top of the door. The holes are slotted so the roller that rides in the track can be slid in and out to allow the door to touch the door jam.

Ron

Jumping in here.... My roller tracks are riveted to the supports. Can they be drilled out and bolted (with the correct bolts) then adjusted to close the gap all the way around? On the outside of the house I have trim with rubber flaps but they don't even touch the garage door.

 

[PT91]

The gap at the top of the door, asuming this is a section door and not a one piece door, can be adjusted with the roller brackets at the top of the door. The holes are slotted so the roller that rides in the track can be slid in and out to allow the door to touch the door jam.

Ron

My door is actually too tall now because the of the bttm rubber barrier and the weatherstripping on the bttm edge of the door. This creates a larger gap at the top.
Adding the maxi-weatherstrip at the top was the only way I thought I could avoid drafts at the top and water on the bttm and bttm corners.
I will try to take a picture.
Also, I spent a lot of time with the garage door opener detached from the track/power making sure the side weatherstripping did not bind on the way down.
It took several trys.

 

[dternst]

I did this project last week to my door.
I have a barrier strip on the floor AND a flexible piece of stripping on the botton of the door since my floor is not 100% even. This creates a gap at the top edges of my door since the door can't completely unfold.
This gap at the top edge and top sides was about 3/4" but very close at the bottom.
I actually use two rolls of weatherstripping from HD that is made for the bttm edge of the door and applied to the top and the sides of the door.
It took several adjustments, but it works.
No more drafts.
Mine was installed on the inside of the garage.
Some are made for the outsides.
Hope it works out for you.

PT91,

Would it be too much trouble to sanp a few pictures of what you're describing? Thanks in advance.

David

 

[PT91]

Here are some pics.
The top worked great.
The side took some time. Actually a smaller width would have been better but I couldn't find anything at the local hardware stores.

I spent all weekend in the garage on a car projects. It was nice and toasty.

 

[dternst]

Much appreciated...

 

[JohnLZ7W]

Great info guys, thanks!

 

[CraigP]

This is a very old thread but I have the same problem PT91 had. I installed a new weather strip along the bottom of my garage door to improve the seal --> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 ... this created another problem (which I'm pretty sure wasn't there before), a gap along the top and sides of the top panel because the new weatherstripping added some height to the door.

So by fixing one problem (leaking air and water getting into the garage) I created another (more leaking air). My garage is below my living room so I'm trying to keep the cold weather out as much as possible. Hopefully I can find some time soon to get these gaps sealed up. It's going to be cold for the next two months and I don't want that wind sucking heat out of my house through my garage.

Do you guys think the solid rubber/vinyl weather strips do a better job than brush style strips at keeping the wind and elements out and heat in?