In Weston, the bottom seal is the difference between a dry garage and an inch of water after an afternoon storm. Seals are cheap, and they fail on schedule.
Why Seals Fail Here Faster
South Florida ultraviolet exposure and daily heat cycling harden the rubber in a bottom seal within three to five years. Once the bulb loses its flexibility it stops conforming to the slab, and the small dips that exist in every poured driveway become open channels for water.
The perimeter vinyl stop molding on the jambs goes the same way. When it shrinks or cracks, wind driven rain runs down the inside of the jamb and stains the wall behind the track.
What Gets Replaced
We replace the bottom astragal in the correct profile for your retainer, whether that is a T style, a bead end or a U shape. Using the wrong profile is the single most common reason a homeowner installed seal blows out in the first storm.
Where the slab is uneven, a bolt down aluminum threshold seal on the floor closes the gap that a bottom seal alone cannot bridge. We also replace the jamb stop molding and the top seal at the header when they have gone brittle.
What Good Sealing Does For You
A properly sealed opening keeps out storm water, keeps out the palmetto bugs and lizards that find any gap, and cuts the heat load in a garage that shares a wall with conditioned space. On insulated doors it is what lets the insulation actually do its job.
It also protects the bottom section itself. Steel that sits in standing water rusts from the inside of the retainer outward.
Book a Seal Replacement
Seal work is quick, inexpensive and usually done the same day we come out.
Impact Rated Garage Doors Weston is at 16000 S Post Road, Weston, FL 33331. Call (954) 837-8316, open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Impact Rated Garage Doors Weston
- 16000 S Post Road, Weston, FL 33331
- (954) 837-8316
- Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
Main office: Impact Rated Garage Doors, 13651 NW 4th St, Pembroke Pines, FL 33028, (954) 232-0488.
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