How To Replace Garage Door Top Seal

How to replace bottom weather seal on your garage door.

How to replace garage door top seal.

This video explains how to remove and replace the rubber seal at the bottom of your garage door. Folding the seal back onto itself will hold the seal in place. You ll need 3 hinges for every door panel besides the top one. Lower the door remove the vise grips from the track and lower the garage door.

In this episode dave mars shows how to better insulate your garage door to help save energy and money. Thread the t shaped edges into the weather seal track then slide the seal across the door. Be patient it takes a lot of pushing and pulling even with a helper. If you have a wooden garage door rip off the nailed rubber seal.

It installs with galvanized nails or screws. Clean the door bottom photo 2 then cut the new rubber seal to length with a razor knife. Engage the door to the garage door opener check your garage door opener manual most will re engage automatically. Install new weatherstripping onto your door stops if your garage door doesn t have it or if it has old worn stripping that no longer seals against the door.

Install hinges along the top of the door panel. Plug your garage door opener back into the outlet.