Replacing your garage door seal is something every home owner should think about doing at least once every few years. If you have a wearing garage door seal on your home, you are setting yourself up for potential problems that could be very expensive to fix. Ask yourself a few basic questions in order to determine whether or not it may be time to replace your garage door seal.
#1 – Are you noticing more bugs and insects?
One of the most common symptoms of a garage door seal beginning to fail is the presence of new insects and bugs inside of your garage. When the seal begins to deteriorate, gaps will occur that allow the insects to get into your home unwarranted.
#2 – Does rainy weather make pools of water in your garage?
Whenever it rains, if you notice pools of water beginning to build up on your garage floor coating, chances are, you are going to have to replace the seal on it. As the seal begins to age, it will lose the force it applies to the concrete, which blocks out the rain and other debris from making its way into the garage. Having pools of water collecting inside of your garage door during rough weather is a sure sign that you need to replace the seal.
#3 – Does the garage door seal appear to be deteriorating?
Take a quick look at the garage door seal. Does it appear to be cracking, frayed, and just generally falling apart? If it is, you should definitely consider replacing it. Over the course of a few years, the material in the seal will begin to lose its rigidity, and then its moisture. When this starts to happen, the rubber and vinyl composite will begin to fall apart, causing most of the problems you see here.
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