How To Install Weather Strip Around Garage Door

Garage door top and side weather seal installation.

How to install weather strip around garage door.

Start at one end of the threshold and press the flanges of the new door weather stripping into the grooves. Next clamp the door in place either up or down depending on the task using vice grips one on each side of the door. If you are replacing old garage weather stripping you must first remove it with a flat bar a type of pry bar and a. With the old weather stripping removed the new pieces can be installed.

Here are the steps. Here are the installation steps. Begin by closing the garage. Place all your tools outside the garage as you will install the weather stripping on the outside of the garage door.

Watch the following video to learn about how to weather strip your garage door. How to install garage door weather stripping. Unplug the door opener. Use a hammer and wood tapping block if necessary to drive the flanges all the way down into the threshold grooves.

A miter saw will make fine cuts in your header piece and make your work easier. Using a miter saw cut square ends of the header piece. Take out your nails and nail the header piece into position.