Garage Door Weather Seal Tips

[@pepsime6895]

Wow, you seem to have quite few enemies here. I personally found your video very helpful and to the point. I wasn't looking on how to adjust the tension, deal with metal doors, etc, etc which others were complaining about, all I wanted was to see how to weatherstrip. Thanks!

[@aperfectsonnet]

I’m a new homeowner and learning a lot about repairs and maintenance, this was really helpful, thanks!

[@mez4915]

Great video Mr. Mars. I recently purchased a wonderful older home here in Anchorage, AK. I have been looking around on how to weatherize the garage better. The winters get so gold here. This was an excellent HOW TO. Thank you so much for taking the time setting up this instructional video for us new home owners.

[@Tadeusz2000]

Liked your tip on insulating the garage door. Thanks for putting this online.

[@tonydodd1]

This is one way to help insulate garage doors, and it is helpful! There are other ways and methods that are helpful as well. Critical commenters should keep this in mind. By the way, great speaking voice, clear and intelligible - TV quality, I would say!

[@Slamminbassplayer]

The beginning is frickin awesome

[@Dianaonthemove]

Thank you for making this video! This is on my "to-do" list for the weekend.

[@arthurgord]

Love the sound of a stripped screw

[@thinkngskeptic]

Drill might be on a low setting

[@positech123]

To reduce the gap from frame to door, try adjusting the track distance. On most garage door systems, this is adjustable.

[@NhatNguyen-xs7kl]

Can you please explain more? I recently had my spring and cables replaced. And now I have a gap on both side of the door where sunlight can be seen. It wasn’t like that before. I’m guessing the tech did something. I’m not sure if it’s worth calling them back or try to adjust it myself. The seal from the outside still looks ok.

[@docbledsoe]

This video is fantastic and directly addresses exactly what I had hoped to find on weather-proofing my garage.

[@nancytanguay6290]

Thank you so much been trying to figure away to keep the wind from coming in ❤

[@danducati]

Thanks Dave. I now feel confident enough to give this a try.

[@larryy6467]

This guy is a freakin legend! Look at those dance moves!

[@juliadennehy]

I don't know weather to ask him for help with my garage door, or a dance lesson.

[@billcuster]

Thank you for the info! Just what I wanted to learn. Nice job and much appreciated.

[@kennethwills5012]

Instead of cutting and caulking the weather stripping against the top panel, try adjusting the top panel to make it tight against the stops. Loosen the nut and bolt on the roller hardware inside the door on the top of the top panel, push the panel tight against the stops, re-tighten the nut and bolt. That should straighten the door out. THEN apply the weatherstripping.

[@PonderingPerspective]

Totally agree with "Pepsi Me". Very helpful for my goal! Thank you!

[@RNin09]

I'm so excited to do this today!! I swear that's my house...except I can see light from inside because my doors are so leaky. Thanks for the great video and explanation. I like your comment on using caulk instead of liquid nails. BTW, I'm a 52 year old female who luuuvvvs ripping up and redoing, and your mustache suits you

[@defunktproductions5233]

Pretty infomative. Addressed my questions. Thankyou

[@alive-awake]

I wish you had shown how to cut the bottom seal out where it meets the vertical seal in the corner. Do you just cut the bottom seal flush at the vertical seal?

[@danitragoss1070]

This was so excellent.

[@MrKerry98]

Nice video. but wouldnt the rubber flap at the header bind up when you open the garage door?

[@NMranchhand]

Solid presentation!

[@TwoBucksShy]

thanks Dave, you're the man

[@carolynnebrownlee4068]

Video works for me. Many of the comments are negative, yet no links to the authors corrective videos?

[@ultrakool]

thx dave, you da man. didn't know about the compressable sticky foam for the spaces between the panel sections. ima try it

[@ryanryan8923]

Thanks for showing me how to strip the hell out of every screw!

[@im2yys4u81]

If you stripped every screw you have a 1d10T problem.

[@johnpolen4090]

Thank you. I just finished weather stripping the top and sides or my garage doors. I couldn't find the top and side weather strip at Home Depot and Ace, but Loses had it. Suggestion, to nail them, use white painted Panel Nails. They work perfect. I started the nails first in the weather stripping so it was easier to get them nailed in and not keep falling on me working over my head.

[@dancindavey1515]

John Polen Not only can I not find the strips, I can’t find a store call Loses.

[@mattfinley9909]

@@dancindavey1515 lmfao, also, instead of using nails, use the same self tapping screws he spoke about in another part of the video..

[@questionableidentity1]

I enjoyed the video! Thank you!

[@shawntesamuel2215]

Thanks Dave!

[@rockandroll4evermore]

Thanks! Nice! That is EXACTLY like my garage so this is perfect for me.

[@alofano]

Thanks for the post. Is there a BEST way to put the strips on example: right side first, after Left and after top, etc ? ??

[@LordgivemetheStrength]

A. LOFANO it does not matter

[@jeffreysalzman1497]

Dude your theme music is hard core!

[@proverbs2life]

His choreography in the intro is top notch!

[@theLUCKYminute]

Ty ✌️💙

[@tahnid7167]

Can you buy this strip in Australia?

[@AngelRivera-gm7bx]

Betwen the brick and the seal of the door is space . Should I caulk that ? Thanks so much

[@rebeccabannister5304]

Who can I hire to do this work? Garage company or Handyman?

[@rossmiller4228]

Thanks for the good tip

[@clarkatterbury7310]

Hi. I love this idea. Can't find it at my local hardware store. Any suggestions? Thank you

[@monsaka7827]

Actually this can be a complex question. Do you ever use your garage? Is it totally sealed? If the floor area is naturally colder (which it usually is if its concrete) then yes there will be a constant temperature differential between ceiling and floor. If you use the garage and/or there is movement of air from fans or semi leaky doors then that warm upper air will disappear really fast.

[@AdamNicholasSievers]

Great video thanks

[@monsaka7827]

I was noticing that. It looked to me like the door wasn't coming down far enough or may have been slightly too tall for that opening/track. Also I think that because the surface against the seal should have been flat for that door panel design? Usually the top 3 to 4 inches is flat with that style. But then what do I know? lol

[@dabarboza51]

My thoughts. Make sure your garage doors are adjusted properly first. Use caulking not glue. Always pre-drill your holes, Or your wood will split during installation, or later due to expansion and contraction.

[@sassylady2001]

It will not split. It is not wood - it is a plastic PVC synthetic material. I just had 6 pieces of this installed in my 2 garage doors.

[@RemKrueger]

​@sassylady2001 the existing wood that you are drilling into, not the vinyl weather stripping.

[@tvbox6955]

What kind of caulking and screws should be used?

[@alrodriguez7496]

What kind of nails and caulking did you use?

[@AdrianJayeOnline]

drill a pilot hole to stop the wood from splitting, because those side strips WILL SPLIT

[@sassylady2001]

Not needed - these pieces are not wood, but a PVC synthetic material. They don't split. I just installed 6 pieces on 2 garages. My problem is I am having a conflict at the corner and don't know which edge to cut.

[@1CodBlackOps1]

Thanks for the tips

[@Kamil__Cic]

Good video boss

[@mujkocka]

Thanks!

[@MoveOverMotors]

Love me some stripped screws from the previous homeowner.

[@mattcoleman5073]

curious as to where this particular brand of weatherstripping can be found, who is it made by?

[@insilence6156]

Lowes or Home Depot...various colors. About $8 a piece.

[@briant3403]

my problem is the rubber strip is peeling off, after 3 years, pissing me off

[@miked8227]

A thin coat of silicone or Vaseline before the cold weather sets in will keep the bottom seal from freezing to the pavement

[@eastac4680]

Good MAN, THANKS

[@elliemm557]

Okay, Dave. How much do you charge, and long is it going to take.

[@BABYSATBYTV73]

Wow is right. I am with you, Brandon Wieber and Jack Siscavage. Piss-poor workmanship. Fix the base problem and adjust the gap of your door first before the weather stripping. Surprised he didn't just duct tape it with this mentality.

[@insilence6156]

Duct tape mentality!! You are so right! It was painful watching this shoddy work!

[@MrPatdeeee]

Sadly I must agree. For there is NO way this would work on Clopay* metal garage doors. For they have a very special way of mounting their bottom seal. NO way should a nail or screw be used in installing this seal. Plus, the seal is unique. * Very large manufacturer of high quality garage doors.

[@psfgtech]

Excellent

[@philliptaylor5981]

drk...drk...drk...drk....anyone hear a screw stripping? lol

[@Cj-mj4xg]

using a no3 screw with a no2 bit

[@lawcohn2815]

Oh my goodness yes I saw that angled screw.... stripped and run away

[@notyocheese8503]

Are you in Texas

[@jordananders8525]

anyone else cringe at him stripping the screws?

[@thomasfranklin7973]

I like the fact he's a regular guy doing an actual job. Not setting up 17 tools to do a simple job, counter sinking, predrilling etc etc.

[@NMranchhand]

Thomas Franklin Indeed, nowadays, I appreciate a guy who doesn’t run out to get a Veritas jig from Lee Valley to change a lightbulb.

[@scottarmstrong5607]

ROBERTSONS! You yanks stripping everything!

[@gokblok]

@@scottarmstrong5607 wish we could get 'em here. I use TORX head screws any time I can.

[@elireloaded]

Yes.

[@deekay2]

Doesn't heat rise and cold air fall and stay low? If so, wouldn't the cold air that does get through the gaps around a garage door just stay low within the garage and wouldn't rise to the upper level of the house?

[@David-um4dy]

What if my garage door opens out and not in????

[@skaizun]

If you're referring to a barn-style door that swings out (or in) like a regular door, then you probably have a metal strip with or without brushes or similar along the top and sides (where the hinges on the garage door meet the house/garage frame/sill), while the bottom strip differs between mfrs, with some opting for no strip at all (i.e., it may be built-in or there may be a draft stop attached to the inside of the garage floor, etc). In some cases, stripping similar to this vid would be on the inside of the garage, as well, per the next paragraph. If you're referring to a garage door that swings up and out, rather than up and in, then the side and top strips (if they're needed at all) would be on the inside of the garage, rather than the outside, but would install, similarly as the video shows. To better visualize this, hold your hands in front of you, with both palms face down and your thumbnails face/touch each other. Separate your hands a bit, and pretend that the space between them is the garage door looking from the side, and that your right hand is facing the outside of the garage (i.e., toward the driveway/street). Your right thumb would be where the vinyl/rubber side of the strip would be for an up/in garage door (i.e., outside the garage door), while your left thumb would be where the vinyl/rubber side of the strip would be for an up/out garage door (i.e., inside the garage door).

[@ambulet]

Let's start with the biggest lose of heating/cooling in this project, an ancient wood door with single pane windows. Less than R-1. How about a door with 2" thick foamed in insulation which would put it at about R-15. Then seal it. Wasting your time otherwise

[@fredfredburger5495]

Cool.

[@peterxin6763]

I am a rubber seal strip manufacturer from China

[@trevanherek6003]

wholly moly

[@forallthatisunreal]

Nails. Not screws.

[@jacksiscavage6265]

Thanks for showing people how not to fix your garage door!

[@SpecialAgentOso]

my garage door has massive gaps -_- it's cold in here..... but the CPU seems to like it. lol. 9900k at 28 degrees idle, 41 load. (SRELS stepping >.> the only good version).

[@Dra6nheart]

Someone got a little crazy with the caulk on those bricks. Hope that can still be wiped off.

[@eddieh1985]

Wow. Someone doesn’t know how to use the drill properly. Sounds like he striped those screws!

[@Tisha701]

@ReverendHogwash Ghetto? You're really living up to your name when you make comments like that, Reverend Hogwash

[@apatriot1762]

How not to drill 101

[@btccoins5514]

25 second intro? C'mon

[@jacksiscavage6265]

Lol, First lets not address the real problem with the door lets just cut the new seal, fill it with caulk and make it look like an idiot did the job but wait first let me use the wrong bit in my drill so I can strip the heads out! Lol, Who is this guy. .... Stay away from my house!!

[@insilence6156]

Exactly what I was thinking....he is never coming near my house! A notch in the side panel? And caulk it? If he'd cut it to fit probably it would not need a notch. OMG is all I could say! I did this, so easy, but he rigs it BADLY.

[@billcuster]

Where is YOUR video? you got nothing... Put one up so we can dis yours.

[@UnicornRyder04]

How you do yours? Show us the video? Exactly why you are here.. you dam sure right followed this video or paid someone to do it for you that saw it on this video lol

[@noname6568]

It would not hold up one summer in direct sunlight PERIOD

[@gokblok]

Why?

[@bdancestars]

Why

[@Johndoe-gn6mm]

Also, strip the shit out of every screw so nobody can ever take it off.

[@sailormgro]

I work in and out of US. It's amazing how many men still wear mustaches. The last man in UK to wear a mustache was Kevin Webster on Coronation Street. I think he removed it in 1993. And they still listen to rock music. And wear baseball caps. I like Americans, but I really do think they should advance a decade or three.

[@ConfiscatedZyra]

Not sure why you care so much about another man's appearance but ok

[@m38man]

Get yourself a new bit

[@RonP51]

he is using the wrong stripping . He is making more work for himself.

[@culllaticiqsu83]

I've heard good feedback about the Woodglut plans.

[@RonP51]

I have an idea GET AN INSULATED DOOR

[@sassylady2001]

I don't have money for new garage doors.

[@GmailUnited]

next time use the right bit, and use an impact driver

[@JzimmaSRT]

Americans and their phillips head screws.... when will they learn that there is better options like robertson and torques

[@skaizun]

Most USA folks don't have robertson/torque wrenches. I do, but, rarely need them, with most applications being for automobiles. But, even if most had such, flat and philips head screws are far more common, here, and, thus, easier to obtain and replace. To each his/her own. Here's an interesting article on the poor slob who created the Robertson screw: www.mysteriesofcanada.com/ontario/robertson-screw/

[@RR67890]

I believe you are referring to TORX screws. Torque is the amount of force applied. IF you are going to give advice you should proof read what you said. Yes, I know this is two years old. Yet I didn't see it two years ago.

[@brandonw8269]

wow, just wow. People DO NOT FOLLOW THIS VIDEO TO DO YOUR GARAGE!!!!

[@rockingrachelle9098]

Brandon Wieber y

[@dfmmiller767]

why?

[@UnicornRyder04]

Explain your reasoning...

[@UnicornRyder04]

Show us the right way

[@stefan3225]

All credibility lost when he pulled out a Ryobi drill

[@insilence6156]

Liquid nails to adhere his door seal???? No!!! No caulking needed either, fit it properly. It pains me to see bad carpentry when it actually is such an easy job. Hope no one follows this.

[@UnicornRyder04]

Theres nothing wrong with that he said addition to using screws/nails will help... where is you video? Want to see the right way

[@grzegorzkwiatkowski6029]

Amateur😂