Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement: Prepare For The Winter

Posted by Christie Applegate on Monday, May 13, 2024

Introduction

Make weather-tight garage door seals, replace rotted trim with maintenance-free vinyl and clean up a rusty track. Do it yourself and save a bundle.

Tools Required

Materials Required

  • 10d galvanized casing nails
  • 6d galvanized casing nails
  • 8d galvanized casing nails
  • Dish soap
  • Door bottom gasket
  • Metal spray paint
  • PVC cement
  • Solid vinyl trim
  • Threshold gasket
  • Weather seal

If you want to keep the heat in your garage this winter or retain the cooled air next summer, you’ll have to do more than just insulate the garage door. Most of the conditioned air escapes around and through all the cracks.

Here are four simple ways to seal your garage door as much as possible. You can do the whole garage door bottom panel replacement job in an afternoon for as little as $100, depending on the size of the door.

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