Frozen Garage Door Seal

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.

Frozen garage door seal.

Keep the seal intact lubricated a worn and dry weather seal is another possible culprit for your frozen garage door. Replace your existing door with an insulated garage door. If the water gathers under the rubber. The deicer pellets will water under the door from refreezing.

Tall barrier to the garage floor. How to open a frozen garage door. When a cold snap brings the temperatures below freezing overnight rain and wind can be the worst enemy of your garage door. If it is old tattered and or falling off it is time to replace.

Remove the weather seal with a knife to make way for a new one that will seal better. 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. If not we recommend adding silicon oil along the strip. Insulated doors help block out cold and could prevent freezing.

Before closing the door make sure to spread deicer pellets under where the door will close. This material forms a seal between the garage door and its opening. First things first check to see if your weather seal needs to be replaced.