mrramsey
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I am not real happy with the pvc seals around the jamb. Anyone using brush seals instead? or should I try to make a tighter seal with the PVC?
Got a new door but...
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gnpenning
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You can use brush seals. If you do get the 45° channel.
What's wrong with the vinyl seal. Was it installed poorly?
Didn't they adjust the track properly?
More information need including pictures to be of any real help.
What's wrong with the vinyl seal. Was it installed poorly?
Didn't they adjust the track properly?
More information need including pictures to be of any real help.
Bretny
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Just wait 2 years there will be nothing left of the bottom pvc seal.
They make all kinds, shapes and types of door seals. I havr yet to find one thats really good and lasts more than 2 years.
They make all kinds, shapes and types of door seals. I havr yet to find one thats really good and lasts more than 2 years.
Falcon67
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I used the PVC seal strips on my jabs and haven't had any problems with them. Going on 6 years now. And we get hella wind around here, especially in the spring.
Part of the issue is that they were installed when it was 15 degrees outside. The second part is I had to go with an oversized bottom seal because the floor is not flat. Because of that the door sits a little higher than normal causing the top pvc to sit along the profile of the raised panels. Hind sight being 20/20 I wish I would have just gone with a flush panel door.
This spring I have to replace the man doorand will have to redo the aluminum work there so I may just rip down the existing jamb which is wrapped 2x6 and go with a composite 2x on the sides and a 1x on the top getting the trim back onto the flat portion of the door.
These are after I adjusted the trim this morning. Better but not great.
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landlord30
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Is the door opening the proper size?
gnpenning
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Take your pick. The door- opening are not correctly matched.
How far away is the top of the top panel from the door jamb??
How far away is the top of the top panel from the door jamb??
The door isn't going down enough because of the uneven floor, looks about 2 inches high in the middle? I've scribed wood garage doors to floors to get them down even or level but I don't know what you do about that other than getting a shorter panel for the door if you can or fixing the floor where the door sits. Maybe cut a channel for the door to sit down in at the high spot but that can cause other problems.
It would look really bad scribed with that big hump in the middle even if you could.
It would look really bad scribed with that big hump in the middle even if you could.
ford33
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That door doesn't look as if it is sized correctly. If it was quoted and installed by a professional then I would not be happy with the size and installation.
gnpenning
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The problem starts with the job the concrete job. That problem should have been fixed. Garage doors aren't designed to sealed to a curving of wave type of surface. Garage doors aren't designed to be teeter tooter .You will always have a problem with the bottom seal.
If you look at the flat portion above the stamped panel of the door you should have about 3". Measure your panel height of all the panels. That looks like a 8' high door. If it is you will have 2_21" panels and 3_18". The 21" panels should be your top and bottom panel. Get a 18" replacement panel for the top of raise your trim . Make sure you prep the replacement top panel for a opener. You may have to lower your top trim a little.
The door company may have been told this was a 8' door or measured both sides by the jamb.
This is a good example of the first guys incompetence and kicking it down the road making it someone else's problem.
Why does the door bother you but the high spot in the concrete not??
If you look at the flat portion above the stamped panel of the door you should have about 3". Measure your panel height of all the panels. That looks like a 8' high door. If it is you will have 2_21" panels and 3_18". The 21" panels should be your top and bottom panel. Get a 18" replacement panel for the top of raise your trim . Make sure you prep the replacement top panel for a opener. You may have to lower your top trim a little.
The door company may have been told this was a 8' door or measured both sides by the jamb.
This is a good example of the first guys incompetence and kicking it down the road making it someone else's problem.
Why does the door bother you but the high spot in the concrete not??
D45
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The top panel is not down all the way, either not adjusted correctly or the door is the wrong size
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