metalgearman007@hotma
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Howdy all! Working on finishing out insulating my new garage and sealing out drafts.
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R - How can I get my new bottom weather sealssd to seal better?
Longer version - Recently moved from Florida to the Midwest. I have a garage gym i've got set up and trying to prep the garage for winter so I'm not frozen. We bought a 25-year-old house with a 3-car garage that, to my surprise, has all the walls and attic insulated. However, the three single bay doors were not insulated. So I recently finished installing some 1.5" EPS foam board insulation in all the panels, taping off the seams, and spray foaming any areas I couldn't fit with the rigid EPS.
The old bottom weather seals were trashed with all three doors missing about 3-5" off each side, which created a significant gap under the doors. There was also some spalled/pitted concrete directly under the doors and just outside them. The seals were all about 1/2" thick at most when compressed and a P-bulb channel. So I went and bought new bottom seals and retainers and installed them as I had read that these might seal up the spalled areas better.
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They did not seal better. So I got some concrete patch repair kits and filled in and levelled (to the best of my ability) the pitted and spalled areas under the weather seal. While it's better, however, it still will not seal well, leaving thin areas of light penetrating under the doors and it seems the weather seal barely compresses at all. I'm at a loss now as far as how to get these bottoms to seal better. This is the last deficiency I can find in the garage before it's insulated and draft-free for the winter. Any advice would be appreciated.
TL
R - How can I get my new bottom weather sealssd to seal better?Longer version - Recently moved from Florida to the Midwest. I have a garage gym i've got set up and trying to prep the garage for winter so I'm not frozen. We bought a 25-year-old house with a 3-car garage that, to my surprise, has all the walls and attic insulated. However, the three single bay doors were not insulated. So I recently finished installing some 1.5" EPS foam board insulation in all the panels, taping off the seams, and spray foaming any areas I couldn't fit with the rigid EPS.
The old bottom weather seals were trashed with all three doors missing about 3-5" off each side, which created a significant gap under the doors. There was also some spalled/pitted concrete directly under the doors and just outside them. The seals were all about 1/2" thick at most when compressed and a P-bulb channel. So I went and bought new bottom seals and retainers and installed them as I had read that these might seal up the spalled areas better.
Ultra Rubber EPDM Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement Kit
Get superior sealing with the ULTRA Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement Kit from Action Industries. Features EPDM rubber seal, aluminum retainer, rubber stoppers and screws for an easy instal
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They did not seal better. So I got some concrete patch repair kits and filled in and levelled (to the best of my ability) the pitted and spalled areas under the weather seal. While it's better, however, it still will not seal well, leaving thin areas of light penetrating under the doors and it seems the weather seal barely compresses at all. I'm at a loss now as far as how to get these bottoms to seal better. This is the last deficiency I can find in the garage before it's insulated and draft-free for the winter. Any advice would be appreciated.
