Overhead door insulating trim - better options?

[Packard V8]

The Original Overhead Door Company uses a composite 1" x 3" trim strip nailed to the headers with a flexible vinyl sealing strip against the door. Over time, the heat from the sun expands the composite material so it pulls the too-short nail-gun fasteners the installers use. One of the top (horizontal) pieces actually fell off during one hot spell. Now, screws hold it up, but if screws are used, on a hot day the material actually bows between the screws. They'd have to be slotted, with washers, to allow for expansion/contraction.

Then, the vinyl sealing strip deteriorates and breaks when cold. It has to be replaced every few years.

What are the better options to seal the sides and top of segmented overhead doors?

jack vines

 

[mechanic217]

I am not sure where I got them from, been a few years, but my doors have a rubber lip with a metal mounting flange, might try McMaster -Carr or Graingers? hope this helps.

 

[Packard V8]

Thus far, I'm finding the decorative trim strips, which are junk; then, there's the industrial insulation, which the wife thinks is ugly. There are 100.000,000 home garage doors in this country, so somewhere, someone must make a reasonably attractive insulating strip which is actually functionable and durable.

jack vines

 

[manwithtools]

Could not agree more. The weather strip issue is even more evident in a metal trimmed opening as far as temperature swings are concerned. I think mechanic217 is referring to the bottom weather strip and Packard is talking about the trim around the three sides of the door opening.

There has to be a better product to seal around the door opening.

 

[Slowgsr]

I just had all my doors redone.

It's aluminum with a rubber strip. Same style as described, except the commercial style. Not as pretty but it's tripple finned.

My house garage got the regular black stuff, it's not as durable but is still high quality and does the job.

I let the door guy supply/install, they can get better stuff then the overpriced junk at HD, lowes etc

 

[Jess]

My doors were installed by the supplier and have the white metal strip with a resilient strip to seal up against the door. They didn't overtighten the fasteners to allow for slight expansion movement in the strip. The holes are elongated to allow for this.

 

[Sixfeet4]

Raynor makes a perimeter weatherseal. I'm using it on my doors, but they haven't installed it yet. It's supposedly commercial grade, we'll see how it holds up.

 

[gnpenning]

Jack is it the brush type seal your wife dislikes or something else?

is your home and w/s a dark color?

 

[AndrewDouglasBird]

This is the type of seal I've always seen used:

Similar style here:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/ProSeal-36-ft-Garage-Door-Top-and-Side-Seal-58036/202543133

 

[James-W]

This is the type of seal I've always seen used:

Similar style here:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/ProSeal-36-ft-Garage-Door-Top-and-Side-Seal-58036/202543133

That what I have on my overhead garage door and so far it has held up pretty well.

 

[upndown]

The trick with the vinyl W/S is LOTS of nails!
Also do not paint the vinyl flap.

 

[crewchief47]

Have something similar to this on the overheads on my barn. Didn't know it was out there until the builder had it installed.

http://www.rona.ca/en/weatherstrip---garage-door-weatherstrip

 

[MikeF]

I put a trim nail every 10 inches with the vinyl/vinyl stuff. Also seen people use a flexible adhesive in conjunction with nails

 

[dkmc]

This is the type of seal I've always seen used:

Very interested in the results here, because I have the strip installed thats pictured above across my 8ftH X 10ftW door. In summer it's fine. In winter, the colder it gets, the farther the center (rubber part) bows away from the door!
When we get to single digits, there's a 1/4" gap for 3ft across the top of the door...

 

[onewheat]

Very interested in the results here, because I have the strip installed thats pictured above across my 8ftH X 10ftW door. In summer it's fine. In winter, the colder it gets, the farther the center (rubber part) bows away from the door!
When we get to single digits, there's a 1/4" gap for 3ft across the top of the door...

You definitely need more nails if you sag for 3 feet - I have the same weatherstrip but mine bows out when it gets warm and the strips expand. When it gets cold, the material contracts and it gets tight. It looks like hell all summer but not bad when it cools down. Either way - I'm not overly impressed by it.

 

[ishiboo]

Our local contractor uses a nail or screw every foot or so, plus its siliconed on the back. My moms door is going on 12 years now and it still seals like its new. I have a temporary seal on my new 10x12 until I get the metal trim up, I'll use the same stuff.

 

[never enuf time]

I noticed that everybody that listed they had a better strip was from Canada. Also didn't see any pics of the good stuff.

 

[CJ7VFR]

This is the type of seal I've always seen used:

I have this on both of my garage doors. I got it at Home Depot. The version that I bought has small "dimples" in it about every 16 inches, that as far as I can tell was put there to help you located where the mounting screws/nails should go.

I installed mine on both sides and the tops of both doors, and used the gray deck screws in every "dimple" to mount them.

It has been about 4 years now since I did this and they still look nice and tight up against the door frame, in all types of New Jersey weather.

I never painted them either. My garage doors and all the trim on my house are a kind of light cream color, that is just a bit creamer looking than pure white. And these weather strips are white, so from 10 feet or more away you can't even really see them.

Jim