After a windy night there is a fine ridge of snow on the garage floor along one side of the door, and another across the top step. The door was shut the whole time; the snow came in around it.
For an attached garage the perimeter seal does more than keep leaves out. The garage is a buffer between the weather and the house, and drafts around the door cool the wall it shares with the kitchen and the floor of the room above it. Snow blown in melts and refreezes on the slab, and mice follow the warm air in at open corners. A well-fitted side and header seal closes those paths and eases the job of the weatherstripped door between garage and house, though the garage's warmth also depends on the door's own seal, the ceiling and the heating. It is a worthwhile comfort improvement for the house.
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Scene 1
The strip is only as secure as the wood behind it, so the jambs are probed with an awl along their length and especially the lowest part, where slush and salt sit all winter. Soft, dark or crumbling wood is marked for repair. The header is checked for sag and for gaps opening between it and the top section. Where the jambs are clad in aluminum or vinyl, the technician looks for what the cladding hides and for where the seal can be fastened through to solid material. This step often adds a splice of new lumber or PVC trim to the job, and it is what makes the new seal stay put.
Scene 2
Getting the fin's contact right is the heart of the work. The technician holds each length against the closed door and adjusts it until the fin bends toward the door just enough to seal without pushing back. A fin set too far off leaves a standing gap that shows as daylight; one set too hard drags the door, folds under on the way down and wears through well before its time. Contact is checked at several points along each side, since a jamb is rarely dead straight, and the fastener positions follow the door face rather than the wood behind it.
Scene 3
The seal was set against the door as it sits today. If the door is later adjusted, has its springs or rollers replaced, or is swapped for a new one, the contact can change: a door that now sits a few millimetres further out presses the fin harder, and one that sits further in leaves a gap. After any such work, do the daylight test again and ask the technician doing that job to check the perimeter seal while they are there. Re-setting a length is a small task and keeps the two parts of the system working together.
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Wipe the fin with a silicone spray or a silicone lubricant on a cloth in late autumn and once or twice through the winter. The film cuts the odds of meltwater bonding the fin to the cold door face, though a hard freeze can still catch it. Avoid oil-based products, which soften vinyl. If the door does freeze to the seal, let the sun or a little warm water free it, dry the spot afterwards, and avoid forcing the opener.
The bottom seal is a rubber or vinyl strip fixed to the lower edge of the door itself and presses against the floor. Perimeter weatherstrip is fixed to the frame, running up both jambs and across the header, and the closed door presses against it from inside. They wear differently and are replaced separately, though it is common to renew both in one visit when each is showing its age.
Standard ranges cover white, almond, brown, grey, black and a sandstone or clay tone, which between them match most trim, garage door and brickmould colours. The technician brings the colour that suits your trim once you describe it or send a photo. A one-piece vinyl stop is coloured through, so it does not show scratches, and a fin on a painted wood stop can be matched to the paint.
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After a windy night there is a fine ridge of snow on the garage floor along one side of the door, and another across the top step.
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