Yet another garage door seal question!

[NETexas]

I have factory insulated aluminum garage doors on my 27 year old house. They seal fairly well seeing there isn’t any seal in place. B
The sealing trim board has a channel facing the door to install weatherstripping type seal, like is around all the walk through doors.

My question is does anyone else have this type of seal on their garage door? And is it worth my time and money to loosen the door channels to allow the additional space needed for the seal?
I haven’t seen this type seal used on a garage door before and would it hold up to the door rubbing against it every time the door is opened or closed?


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[prepmech]

I would worry about wind blowing water onto that type of seal and freezing the door shut. It also looks like something mice could chew through fairly easily. The seal would be visible when the door is shut, so unless you paint it, it will be seen. If you do paint it, I worry about it sticking. The door will slide against a seal that thick as it closes, so make sure it abrasion resistant.

I bet it would seal up very well, just seems like a lot of work for not much gain.

 

[nadogail]

If you are heating the garage, IMHO, the Weather Strip will make a big difference.

 

[Hot Rod Grampa]

I believe that type of seal had a groove in the wood but used a thin vinyl strip, not a thick bulb type. Primary function is to provide protection so when the wind blows it seals against the door. The entire wood strip can be replaced with more current style seals. There are companies still making that kind of wood seal but are very scattered.

 

[PassnThru]

I believe that type of seal had a groove in the wood but used a thin vinyl strip, not a thick bulb type. Primary function is to provide protection so when the wind blows it seals against the door. The entire wood strip can be replaced with more current style seals. There are companies still making that kind of wood seal but are very scattered.

I don't think he can remove what's there - I can see the end cap of the door outside of the current trim. I would suggest putting a normal seal over the old trim.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I haven't seen that type locally in ages. Most people have gone with the vinyl flap type. I've got these on my doors. They work well in the wind.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Royal-Moul...4-in-White-PVC-Garage-Weatherstrip/1000444111

 

[kaymccampbell]

Oh, you pull the old trim off, and nail these on in their place.

 

[NETexas]

Thanks for your replies and suggestions. It doesn’t get that cold for very long here, so I probably will leave the doors as they are. I might be able to adjust the door channel in a couple of places to close the places where there is a small gap between the door and the facing.


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[MeentSS02]

I had the exact same type of trim around both of my garage doors with the channel to accept that style of seal. Given what I've seen of that type of seal on my front door, I don't think it would hold up over time for an overhead door, especially given how tight your door fits to the frame. As it is, my front door seals need replaced every couple of years or so due to tearing, at least on the hinge side.

The trim on mine ended up rotting (they left it in direct contact with the concrete, so it was inevitable), so I had to replace it all, which ended up being a much bigger job than anticipated.

I previously used brush seals to go around my doors. They held up reasonably well over the years, but eventually started to fan out/fray. I decided to use a different style of aluminum retainers this time around with rubber seals:

Certainly not cheap, but they were pretty high quality, and I think they do a pretty nice job of sealing around the door:

Bonus points that the aluminum retainers accept 3 different seal materials with different options available for each material: vinyl, rubber, and brush.

I'll have to see how it holds up over time.

If you are happy with no seals (and I could see why in Texas), just leave it as is and put your time and money elsewhere.