Garage Door Side Weather Stripping Installation

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Garage door side weather stripping installation.

First rule for any garage door repair. Top and side garage door weatherstripping seals come in a variety of styles. Tips removing and installing new weather stripping for a door. Item 1631552 model dlsr17.

When the door closes the flap on the stop molding presses against the door to provide a tight seal around the sides and top of the garage door. Place all your tools outside the garage as you will install the weather stripping on the outside of the garage door. Take out your nails and nail the header piece into position. Next clamp the door in place either up or down depending on the task using vice grips one on each side of the door.

Hold each of the side pieces in place and nail them in the same fashion as you nailed the header piece. Garage door top and side weather seal installation. Pvc stop molding nails to the outside frame of the garage door. Using a miter saw cut square ends of the header piece.

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Trim the soft weather stripping at the top of the side pieces at about a 45 degree angle so the top and side pieces overlap nicely. A miter saw will make fine cuts in your header piece and make your work easier. Put the door in manual operation by pulling the release.