Frozen Garage Door Seal

If you live in a climate that experiences freezing temperatures chances are you have experienced the bottom seal of your garage door freezing to the floor.

Frozen garage door seal. This material forms a seal between the garage door and its opening. If it is old tattered and or falling off it is time to replace. How to open a frozen garage door. Remove the weather seal with a knife to make way for a new one that will seal better.

Before closing the door make sure to spread deicer pellets under where the door will close. Tall barrier to the garage floor. Also if you have a sloped driveway or an uneven garage floor and water is seeping under your garage door the door seal adds a 1 2 in. Replace your existing door with an insulated garage door.

First things first check to see if your weather seal needs to be replaced. The garage door threshold seal creates a tight seal for your garage door which will keep leaves dirt water and snow from being blown under the garage door by the wind. Keep the seal intact lubricated a worn and dry weather seal is another possible culprit for your frozen garage door. The deicer pellets will water under the door from refreezing.

When a cold snap brings the temperatures below freezing overnight rain and wind can be the worst enemy of your garage door. If not we recommend adding silicon oil along the strip. The seal can become cracked over time letting air enter and water accumulate and freeze.