Plugging the Holes

I bought new weatherstripping for the bottom of the garage door in an attempt to start fixing the drafts and gaps throughout the garage. With the kids using it so much to hang out with friends, it seemed a good opportunity to squirrel to another job with the weather getting colder by the day.

I had never looked at the bottom of my garage door before. The previous owner had installed a rubber door sweep, but there was a small section where the rubber had broken off. The door at this spot also sits a bit higher so I have just kept patio stones in front to block the draft and critter entry. 

I’ve been wanting to fix the bottom of this door for a long time but as you are aware by now, I put things off that I don’t know how to do. That habit is slowly subsiding as I gain confidence and embrace the magic portal that is YouTube.

The weatherstripping came with the metal track as well, but once I was finally able to remove the existing product, which by now was hard plastic, I realized that the current track is attached with rivets. I didn’t have it in me to research how to remove them until now. It’s so easy. I of course chose to stick with one less step. 

Sliding the rubber weatherstripping is extremely difficult – at least with one person, and then by the time you are done this an hour later, you have to use a screwdriver to stuff the other side into the track. The rubber forms a U across the length of the track so it squishes down when the door hits the ground.

I’m about three-quarters of the way done and my entire body – especially my hands – are aching. 

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