How to replace a weatherseal on the bottom of automatic garage door?
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My garage door is in excellent shape but the weatherseal on the bottom of the door is nearly 15 inches short, allowing frogs, snakes, and mice to gain access to the inside of my garage and home. I need to replace the entire strip(wetherseal), or, find an alternate way to close the 15 inch gap on the left bottom of my garage door. Help!!
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You can easily do this yourself! Here is how!
https://www.familyhandyman.com/doors/garage-door-repair/fixing-garage-door-bottom-seal/view-all/
https://youtu.be/XonNC517b8Y
https://youtu.be/8XrlEm0HfKw
I have had the same problem. I had a garage company over to take a look, besides replacement he suggested adding carpet to the bottom with screws. He said if it flopped around too much I could add a sort of wooden frame, but not to bring the frame clear to the ground. I ended up constructing the wooden frame. I added cheap thin board to that and painted it with outdoor house paint after primer. Then I put carpet on the ground (mine is cement) under the garage door. I used double sided tape to keep it there. At the ends of my garage door, the garage goes down a little. I doubled the carpet over to make it thicker there. It took a little trial & error effort to get my garage door opener to go down tightly on top of the carpet. Fall will be here shortly, so I will soon see if the mice went to my neighbors garage instead of mine this year! Good Luck, I hope this helps you!
I would use a product like this, replacing the whole thing:
https://smile.amazon.com/Loobani-Weather-Stripping-Replacement-Width/dp/B074SDQF2Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1537139485&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=garage+seal&psc=1
Here you are! Good luck.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/repair/garage-doors/how-to-add-a-seal-and-insulation-to-your-garage-door-38827894
How to Add a Seal and Insulation to Your Garage Door