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Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement in Six Points
After a spring rain there is a puddle inside the door that reaches the tires. The driveway slopes toward the garage, the slab has a low corner, and the flattened old seal is not making up the difference.
Call now · open 24/7(289) 804-5732In plain words
In this climate the bottom seal lives a hard life. Meltwater from the car pools at the threshold and freezes the seal to the slab, and the next press of the remote tears it or drags it out of its channel. Road salt stiffens the vinyl and eats the aluminum retainer; deep cold turns a supple strip rigid. Replacement puts a cold-rated profile on a sound retainer, sized to meet the floor without over-compressing, and the technician shows how a wipe of silicone each autumn and a clear threshold keep the new strip from bonding to the ice. The door closes softly onto rubber again, not onto a frozen ridge.
How the visit goesAfter a spring rain there is a puddle inside the door that reaches the tires. The driveway slopes toward the garage, the slab has a low corner, and the flattened old seal is not making up the difference.
Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement · Six Points
How the visit goes
- 1
How the opener meets the floor
Before the old seal comes off, the technician watches the door close under power. Where the door stops, how firmly it lands, and whether the bottom section flexes as it settles all show how the down limit and force are set. A door that stops short leaves a gap regardless of the seal; one set to press hard flattens a new seal in a season and can bow the section. The current settings are noted so they can be reset once the new, taller strip is in place, and the photo eyes and reversing behaviour are checked at the same time so the finished door is tested against a known starting point.
- 2
Adding a threshold seal on a difficult floor
Where the slab slopes toward the garage or has a dished edge, a threshold seal glued to the floor follows the existing contour and gives the bottom strip a raised, consistent edge to meet, rather than levelling the floor itself. The floor line is marked with the door closed, the concrete is swept and cleaned for the adhesive, and the threshold is dry-fitted and trimmed against each jamb. Adhesive is laid along the underside, the threshold pressed down, and the door lowered onto it while it sets. The result is a small raised lip on the outside that turns water back to the driveway and a bottom seal that lands on a consistent edge along its length.
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The opener stays in step with the seal
The opener was reset to the new seal height, and it will hold that setting until something changes. If the door begins to reverse just before the floor, stops short and leaves a gap, or lands with a thump, the down limit or force has drifted or the seal has taken a set, and a small adjustment puts it right. The reversing test with a 38 mm (1.5 in) solid object, or a 2x4 laid flat under the door, is worth repeating monthly and after any adjustment, as the industry checklist for homeowners describes. A door that closes gently and reverses on an obstruction is one whose seal and opener are working together.
In the van
- Aluminum bottom seal retainer
- Silicone spray lubricant
- Straightedge and tape measure
- Nail-on vinyl strip for wood doors
- Self-drilling retainer screws
What affects the quote
- 1
Opener adjustment
Resetting the down limit and force and repeating the reversing test after a taller seal is fitted is a short step that the quote names whenever the door has an opener.
- 2
Door width
A single door takes a shorter length of seal than a double, and the widest doors need more time to feed the strip evenly across. The quote starts from the width measured on the day.
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Threshold seal added
Where a floor threshold is recommended, its length, its type, whether rubber or aluminum-backed, the adhesive and the floor preparation before it is laid appear as a line of their own.
Same fees day, night or weekend.
Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement: questions
Can mice get past a garage door bottom seal?
A worn, hardened or chewed seal is one of their favourite routes, and even a small gap at a corner is enough. A fresh, continuous seal sized to the floor removes that route. For a garage with repeated trouble, seals with a stainless mesh embedded in the vinyl are available and resist chewing. Keeping the jamb seals sound at floor level matters just as much, since a gap beside the door serves them equally well.
How do I look after the new seal?
Wipe it clean of salt and grit a few times a year, and give it a light coat of silicone spray each autumn so meltwater has nothing to bond to. Keep petroleum products and solvents away from it, since they soften vinyl. Clear ice and packed snow from the threshold before running the door in winter. Once a season, look under the closed door for daylight. That is the whole routine.
How long does a bottom seal last?
Several years is typical, with the range set by exposure. A door facing south or west, a threshold that is wet and salted all winter, and a seal that freezes to the floor a few times a season all shorten the life. A shaded door on a dry slab with a wipe of silicone each autumn can go much longer. The condition of the strip, rather than its age, is what to watch.
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Garage Door Bottom Seal Replacement near you
Toronto, Ontario
Six Points information
- Town
- Six Points, Toronto, Ontario
- In business
- 12 years
- Hours
- Open 24/7 · nights, weekends and holidays, same fees
- Phone
- (289) 804-5732
- Visits
- On-site assessment preferred. Request a visit or call.
What the census means at the door
58%
Older homes. About 58% of homes in Toronto were built in 1980 or earlier, according to the 2021 Census.
Original openers in older neighbourhoods often predate photo-eye sensors and rolling-code remotes. Bringing one up to date means a quieter motor, sensors that stop the door for a child or pet, and remotes that cannot be copied from the driveway, all installed in a single visit.
23%
Single-detached houses make up about 23% of homes in Toronto (2021 Census).
Condo and townhouse garages are frequently used for storage as much as parking, with the door opened many times a day, and the shared walls mean vibration travels. A well-balanced door, tight hardware and a quiet opener are the upgrades residents notice most.
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After a spring rain there is a puddle inside the door that reaches the tires.
Call now · open 24/7(289) 804-5732- On-site assessment preferred
- Same fees day, night or weekend
- 12 years in business