Questions and Answers for Frost King 18 Ft. Vinyl Garage Door Bottom Replacement Seal. 2-3/4 in.

A:  No, you would need one designed specifically for that application

A:  With the photo you provided, no it is not made for this specific door. It will not work. You will need to contact the door manufacturer for a replacement.

A:  I think so

A:  No.

A:  No it will not work on a single track bottom.

A:  Yes, it is where the weather stripping is kept

A:  Yes

A:  Yes

A:  Yes the Frost King garage door bottom can be bought in the store. Depending on where you live, you will be able to purchase the Frost King Brand or another brand.

A:  Yes . I bought mine in store

A:  Yes we pulled off old and replaced in same track

A:  Maybe... I'm assuming you have this 'style' of garage door seal. However, this style comes in two different Widths (measured when laid out flat) of 2-3/4" by Frost King with 1/4" wide T-shaped ends to fit into the parallel slots on the metal door bottom (this product at Home Depot: Model # RV18 Internet #100658222 Store SKU #562330 Store SO SKU #1000667694) ... OR ... another that that is 3-1/2" wide by ProSeal with 3/8" wide T-shaped ends (Model # 38020 Internet #206849424) ___ To be sure you get the one that will fit, carefully check the dimensions of your existing old bottom seal... [I had to special order the ProSeal item for my 18 ft wide Clopay insulated steel garage door, because the smaller T-ends on the Frost King were too narrow and would not stay in the slots of the metal bottom track.] Installation tips: (1) be sure the metal track is completely clean and free from any dents or distortions; (2) lay the new seal out in the hot sun to take the kinks out of it; (3) avoid stretching the new seal lengthwise, which can happen if it doesn't pull smoothly into the metal track (I'm thinking a slippery solution made with bar soap and water would help reduce friction, if necessary -- but a Second Person will probably be needed to guide the seal into the track, while the First Person pulls it in); (4) if you use the 20 ft ProSeal in an 18 foot garage door, do not cut it to length until it is fully in-place and you're sure that it hasn't been stretched in any way (probably a good idea to Measure it first); I'm thinking there should be exactly 2 feet remaining once it's installed; if it's cut even 1-inch too short it will eventually retract to its Un-stretched length and there will be a gap at one or both ends! (5) Be sure to adjust the downward pressure/position of your garage door (closer) so that it doesn't mash the new bottom seal down completely flat. FINALLY, I would recommend to take a length of 12 to 18" wide metal screen door screen > roll it tightly about 7 to 8 times around a 1/2" dia. dowel rod, cut it, and insert that rolled-up screen into BOTH ends of the new garage door bottom seal, where it will 'expand' back to fit nicely so it won't fall out. The purpose of this metal screen material is to prevent MICE from chewing all-the-way through the vinyl, like they did to my brand new seal the very next day after I installed it. Aaarrgghhh!! If you have mice, Home Depot sells TOM CAT brand "Press-N-Set" traps @ $4 for a package of 2; they work super well... bait with shelled oiler sunflower seed kernels which are irresistible to mice but will not attract ants. Set the traps along the foundation wall of your garage, just to the left and right side of the garage door... and elsewhere if you notice little 1/2 to 3/4 inch holes in an adjacent flower bed, for example. Don't 'waste' the dead mice in the trash (they stink bad after only a day); instead set them out in an area that's open to the sky; the crows or bluejays will make short work of the carcasses.

A:  Yes you can remove old seal and slide this one into place.

A:  Yes

A:  yes

A:  Yes, but even though I had the same nominal size seal on my garage doors, the tabs that fit into the track were slightly too large so I had to sand them down. I used 80-grit paper on a small sanding block and made about 20 passes each side about 1' of length at a time.

A:  This was an excellent purchase that helped seal up my garage from the weather. Excellent!!

A:  The 'hollow' half-round style (with T-shaped edges that pull into slots in a metal track on the door bottom) are generally made from Vinyl ... while the nail- or screw-on type -- which are sort of 'C-channel shaped' with two edges that bear against the garage floor are made from EPDM rubber. They're not interchangeable. However, the metal tracks on the bottom of many (typically metal) garage doors have different slots in their tracks for either smaller or larger 'T-shaped' edges, and some even have Round edges on the Vinyl. So, you will want to have a piece of the old bottom seal to compare with any new seals -- to be sure you get an Exact same fit. EPDM rubber seals are attached by using nails or screws and would recommend flat washers also be used to help prevent the seal from being pulled off if it should ever become stuck to the ground in freezing conditions. Recommend reading User Reviews for the various types to find some helpful hints & tips and precautions, (e.g., Vinyl seals come rolled up and, consequently, have some 'kinks' that must be straightened out by laying them in the sun until the entire strip flattens out; Also to reduce friction in the metal tracks, be sure the tracks are clean and one person said they tried a little WD-40 to lubricate the track before trying to pull in the vinyl strip ... I had a thought about using a slippery solution made with Bar soap and water, which should be slippery while wet but will not cause any oily stains on concrete or asphalt below the door or on painted surfaces. FINALLY, whether Vinyl or EPDM rubber, All garage door bottom seals are subject to having holes chewed through them by MICE... (speaking from my own experience). If I ever install another Vinyl bottom seal I will insert some metal Screen mesh into the openings in both ends ... take a 12 to 18 inch wide strip of screen mesh and wrap it around a dowel rod to get seven or eight layers >> which will cause it to expand after insertion into the inside of the door seal. If the mice chew through the vinyl on the outside they will be prevented by the metal screen material from getting all the way through. And, on that note, Home Depot sells these Tom Cat 'Press-N-Set' mousetraps (2 pack for about $4) which are oval shaped hard white plastic with big intersecting teeth on the jaws. >> they are SURE-FIRE the best traps I've ever used, especially when baited with hull-less oiler sunflower seeds, which won't attract ants but mice cannot resist!

A:  I like the vinyl the best, and it is easier to install, less apt to tear during installation.

A:  Rubber is better

A:  It does not make any difference

A:  There is no adhesive with this product since it slides into the track on the bottom of the garage door. the insert will handle any type of Texas heat without failing.

A:  I have used it on doors in Phoenix so Houston should not be a problem.

A:  This will be able to handle heat because it does not have any adhesives.

A:  Then you will need a different bottom strip for this, you need the rubber nail on molding for wood garage doors

A:  You need the Nail-On garage door bottom for wooden doors which you can buy at The Home Depot.

A:  This is for metal doors. Same brand has another model for nailing into wood doors.

A:  The T-Ends are 1/4" wide.

A:  5/16

A:  These are poorly made and have 3/8 Ts I am certain this is a design issue and some maybe sized correctly. Measure before you leave the store to ensure you get a 5/16. 3/8 Ts will not fit most door tracks as they measure 1/4 or 5/16.

A:  I measured them to be 5/16" wide. The installation instructions say, NOTE; If it is difficult to slide the product into place, apply a small amount of liquid detergent to the edges of the vinyl. (I think they're talking about liquid DISH detergent such as Dawn or Palmolive, and not laundry detergent -- and I'd think a solution of soap with some water would work vs. just soap) I saw some instructions for another garage door bottom seal that said to make sure the ends of the slots or channels that you want to slide the seal into are not pinched shut; if so, they can be gently pried open a bit with the tip of a wide bladed screwdriver. Also, you may want to check the actual WIDTH of your existing/old seal and consider this product from Home Depot, which is described as having T-ends that fit into 1/4" channels >>> ProSeal Model # 55020 Internet # 202205595 (available only as online order). I found the 2-3/4 in. wide seal will NOT work as a replacement for my 3-1/2 in. wide seal, because the narrower seal was effectively much STIFFER and -- because it wouldn't squish enough in the middle part of the door -- left a 1/4" gap between the bottom of the seal and my concrete garage floor which, evidently, isn't perfectly level all the way across.

A:  Some of these are 5/16 and others are improperly made and 3/8 and will not fit anything. Seals with 1/4 inch Ts are available.

A:  Not difficult to install. Just feed the edges of the rubber into the metal channel at the bottom of the garage door.

A:  I raise the door up, remove the old strip from one end of the door, I then clean out the groves it slides into and then spray with a silicone lube, I spray the same lube on the strip and start feeding it in. It helps if you have two people, one to feed it in making sure it is in the grooves and the other person pulling it in at the same time. You can do it witl one person, it just takes patience.

A:  Its easy to install! Use a screw driver and a a hammer to bend the ends of the T channel back straight on one end of the track. Pull out old seal by grasping with a pliers and sliding out of the track. It helps to have a second person when installing the new seal. Align the T's of the seal with the tracks slots and push into the track. Grasp the new seal and pull it into the track. This is where it helps to have someone "feed" the new seal into the track. It will get harder to slide the farther it gets into the track. A little soapy water on the track will make the job easier. Once the seal is all the way in cut off the excess with a scissors or a knife. Bend the ends of the track slightly to hold the seal in place.

A:  This is a replacement product and slides into the track on the bottom of the garage door.