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| Thread ID: 139952 | 2015-07-28 06:03:00 | Garage door top weather seal | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1405527 | 2015-07-28 11:38:00 | I want to seal the top to prevent strong wind from pushing up the manhole access door to the ceiling. Of course, I should have put a latch to secure the manhole access door. Maybe this should be my first priority. I have repaired the aging rubber seal at the bottom, not perfect, but good enough to stop those falling leaves from getting in. The side brush seal is also wearing off a bit now. I was hoping the get the seal which enough to cover both the sides and the top. There's an Amazon seller selling it at US $18 (free shipping) which I think is very reasonable but at check out, they added shipping cost of US $28. I cancelled straight away. Shipping costs in US is as high as ours in NZ. BTY, do you guys install any extractor fan in garage? Quite a bit of water moisture in the garage during rainy days when cars come in from the rain outside. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1405528 | 2015-07-28 13:28:00 | Maybe contact Skellerup Industrial (www.skellerup.co.nz) (They claim to have the most comprehensive range of channels/strips/seals/etc) and/or their distributors like Para Rubber/Master Trade. Actually I remember years ago visiting a farm type store in Papakura with a mate to buy rubber strips/padding. May have been Wrightson's or similar. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1405529 | 2015-07-28 19:53:00 | I've checked a few of my friends' and neighbours' garage doors and to my surprise, they are all without weather seals on top. Never heard of a seal.....one of my neighbours has a gap at his top of door - it's a bout 25cm! LOL. He doesn't seem bothered, I asked him why he doesn't get it fixed. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1405530 | 2015-07-28 21:51:00 | ... I asked him why he doesn't get it fixed. 'cause we don't need to fix it in New Zealand! LOL That's why nobody bothers to bring in those seals from overseas. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1405531 | 2015-07-28 22:23:00 | Americans and their cars are very delicate. | Richard (739) | ||
| 1405532 | 2015-07-28 23:01:00 | It's not that their cars are more delicate, garage is primarily designed and built for cars, no doubt about it. We (human) do move in and out of the garage every now and then. For example, laundry area (washing machines) are mostly located in the garage in most modern homes nowadays, even in NZ. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1405533 | 2015-07-29 01:49:00 | 'cause we don't need to fix it in New Zealand! LOL . That Mitre10 ad where they say there are 2 kinds of people: the DIY type and the Pay Someone else type. Nope, there are 3 types, the third being the couldn't give a **** and do nothing type, like my neighbour. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1405534 | 2015-07-29 02:02:00 | Out of curiosity, I walked around my neighbours, left and right, and found that none of their garages have top seals, all with big gaps wide open. Probably it is NZ's general practice for not having their garages 'properly' sealed because they think it is not necessary. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1405535 | 2015-07-29 02:27:00 | Looks like you have stumbled on a market Bk.. I would have thought attached garages would be better sealed as you said. It is part of the house. |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1405536 | 2015-07-29 04:10:00 | Google, "types of garage door seals". Several good illustrations of the different fittings. | BobM (1138) | ||
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