Gap Under One Side Of Garage Door

Take your measure between the garage door and wall.

Gap under one side of garage door. 2 measure the garage door height. Mice can squeeze through a garage door gap the size of a dime. Lay down a strip of vinyl weather stripping and transfer the measured length on it. A garage door gap of almost any size is an invitation to unwanted guests.

I m calling about my garage door. On my neighbors house it only required about 14 inches of trough to allow the gasket to make full contact. The flexible vinyl strip has to cover the gap to lay flush on the door and its part with the screw holes should face the side wall. And don t forget about snakes.

If this has happened to you you can add more concrete to the floor in order to bring it back up to the right level. Find lowest spot in concrete lower door until pencil touches wood. A very small gap is fine and will let your garage breathe. Cut 2 straight lines on high side and chisel grind away a trough equal in depth to the 1 375 gap.

It s possible that the concrete floor of your garage has settled over time leaving a gap between it and the bottom of the door. Remove seal screw a 1 inch thick board to the bottom. Adjust the springs on both sides of the door the same way. Gaps along the sides and top of the door let in wind rain and snow and gaps along the floor let in not just weather but also critters.

Take the tracks and move them to the left or right so there s only a inch gap or less. I used a laser to determine how much material needed to be removed. If the door was closing too quickly move the spring to the next higher hole on the bracket. Then repeat the process for the opposite garage door.

Take a scrap of wood make a hole in one end for a pencil make the other end kind of pointy. Then use stick to trace concrete onto board. Tightening the track bolts. Use jigsaw to cut out high spots.

And now i m starting to get gaps and not only that. Rats need no more than the size of a quarter. Mark the concrete on both sides of the closed door. If it was opening too quickly move it to the next lower hole.

I ve got a house that s 40 years old tom. And i think the garage door is the same age. If your door has a gap on one side or the other when it s closed the problem is most likely due to a break or other issue with one of the extension springs. It s wooden and the house is settled on the corners of the driveway.

Retest the door balance as you did in step 1. 3 place the vinyl strip on the wall side where the wall meets the garage door. Part of the garage door is rotten at the bottom. Shut the garage door and go outside to seal up all the gaps.