Sliding Garage Door Seal

Metal garage doors typically have an aluminum channel on the bottom of the door that holds a u shaped rubber gasket sometimes called a t style or astragal seal.

Sliding garage door seal. M d building products 3 8 inch x 1 2 inch x 10 ft. Trim lok ribbed rectangle rubber seal epdm foam rubber seal with bt 3m high strength tape door window weather seal for garage doors automobiles boats 375 height 625 width 25 length 4 1 out of 5 stars 18 cdn 40 22cdn 40 22 get it by thursday sep 24. Foam strips will need to be replaced every few years. The gasket simply slides into two small tracks on the channel for installation.

Slide the door stop against the garage door so the vinyl seal bends at about a 45 degree angle. It keeps the garage door pressed up against the outside rubber seal so cold air is not blowing through the gap. Medium gap high density foam tape white 14 6. Then nail the stop into place with galvanized or aluminum 1 1 2 in.

This takes 5 mins to do and costs nothing. M d building products 9 ft. Compression seals on the ends and sliding seals along the top and bottom. You can also install metal gasket channel onto a wood garage door so you can use this type of gasket.

The rubber strips used for garage doors are more durable but more expensive. Sealing up the barn door requires two kinds of seals. Compression seals are the easiest to install and can be rubber or foam strips.