Water in your garage during warmer, humid weather, can also attract bugs.
If your garage door is working well, then weather-sealing can be mostly a DIY job.
Sometimes, the garage door needs a gasket replacement, adjustment, or other key in of repair.
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You might also feel a draft or see water if the outside of the door gets wet.
Generally, these are installed with galvanized or aluminum roofing nails.
The gasket simply slides into two small tracks on the channel for installation.
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This can be an easy solution for large gaps created by sunken or cracked garage floors.
Thresholds can be used alone or in conjunction with a door seal.
Thresholds often are used to keep out surface water when a driveway slopes down toward a garage.
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They can also help fill a large gap below a door.
A good-quality vinyl threshold seal can be more durable than a door seal.
It is installed with an adhesive that is usually included with the threshold.
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This can be inconvenient if you like to hose out your garage.
A threshold also makes it difficult to sweep dirt and debris out of the garage.
It installs with galvanized nails or screws.
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The door-side flange of the weatherstripping should press against the door to create a good seal.
It cuts easily with a saw and installs with galvanized or stainless steel siding nails.
This can be particularly helpful on older wood doors with panels that have flat edges.
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(Newer metal and fiberglass doors usually have interlocking edges to prevent air intrusion.)
Door panel weatherstripping is sold in rolls and is self-adhesive.
You simply stick it to the top or bottom edge of each panel.
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Next, you’ll need to press adhesive tape to the track.
Overlap the second piece of seal slightly over the first piece.
This will help to close any gaps between the two pieces.
It also willkeep the air insidewhere it belongs and the outside air out.
