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Post by Alb on Jan 29, 2017 19:46:24 GMT -5
I have sealed insulation at the bottom of the garage sliding door. It does not guarantee the seal well. The concrete floor is not even. The second half of the floor gives 1/4 to 3/8 inch gap. I could feel cold leak coming into the house. I am considering trying the mold (silicone or epoxy) to fit the contours of the gap. And expect the mold to harden after I press it to the contours. And also take the mold out in warm days. And put it back in cold days. It's 16 feet long, one or two inch thick and two inch in depth.
Hope you can help me.
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Post by Alb on Jan 29, 2017 22:13:59 GMT -5
I have sealed insulation at the bottom of the garage sliding door. It does not guarantee the seal well. The concrete floor is not even. The second half of the floor gives 1/4 to 3/8 inch gap. I could feel cold leak coming into the house. I am considering trying the mold (silicone or epoxy) to fit the contours of the gap. And expect the mold to harden after I press it to the contours. And also take the mold out in warm days. And put it back in cold days. It's 16 feet long, one or two inch thick and two inch in depth. Two molds 8ft long each. Hope you can help me. |
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Post by mike on Jan 31, 2017 7:20:33 GMT -5
I'm not sure I completely understand your project or vision so I might be way off track but ... I had something similar and went out and purchased the garage floor strip that has adhesive on the bottom. You clean your garage floor well, peel the tape off the back and lay it down. It has a tapered rubber lip that forces water out as well as seals to the garage door. If there are bigger cracks or gaps, you could even simply caulk it down. The only downside is that it is not very removable.
I think they are called garage door thresh hold seals.
I'm assuming you may have already thought of this and I'm way off track but for whatever reason, just can't visualize what's going on.
Mike
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Post by Alb on Jan 31, 2017 11:28:06 GMT -5
Mike,
I have tried virtually everything you just suggested. You are correct that you cannot just visualize what's going on. Recently I came across the subject on molding and casting on YouTube. It becomes interesting but I have no experience. I gave thought about doing this as an experiment with garage seals. It might do better job than commercial insulation seals like garage threshold seals. I have one already. It works, but does not guarantee 100%. I wonder if molding might do a better job fitting the contours in liquid form before it hardened. It looks reasonable, but I might be fooled. Then peel it off with ease or little trouble then reuse it anytime.
If you still do not recommend this ..impractical, cost and other reasons I am not aware of, I will take your words. I thought you might have materials that I might try on experiment. I understand that the garage floor has to be clean, first.
If if you still insist it is still not a good idea, I will respect your comment.
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Post by Brian on Jan 31, 2017 19:06:53 GMT -5
I would try some thing like a cold patch....similar to what is used to fill pot holes in streets...available at your local home improvement store. Build up the un even area with the cold patch so that it makes good,uniform contact w/ the bottom of your door. Keep in mind expansion and contraction between the hot and cold months where the bottom of the garage door and the driving surface are concerned. Same thing happens w/ my garage door.....good fit in the summer months when it is hot, 1/4 - 3/8ths gap during the winter.......I've been considering attaching a strip of something to the bottom of the door (wood or metal) during the winter months and removing it in the summer.....it's on my get a round to it list. |
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Post by Alb on Jan 31, 2017 20:02:20 GMT -5
Brian,
Your suggestion sounds good. I have to know the brand name.
I just realized what I am supposed to do. It looks like I will buy silicone sealant from Walmart or Home Depot and put in caulking gun. After applying it on the garage bottom, I will peel off the drying sealant after few minutes. Let it harden ( after putting it somewhere in cool place) for few hours. When dried and hardened, I can then place it. It should fit snugly. I am aware of the temperature changes in winter and summer but I just plan to use it in winter. Maybe caulk or other sealants or adhesives in caulking gun will do as long as I don't leave sealant there for hours and then try to peel it off. Then it gets stuck and cannot open the garage door tomorrow morning.
One thing concerns me is about its capability to retain its shape after hardening. Maybe I need something to spray to "freeze" it's original shape.
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Post by Brian on Jan 31, 2017 20:25:30 GMT -5
.....I don't recall the name of the cold patch...looks like it came in a 5 gal. bucket from what I recall. As far as freezing something that is sprayed have you given a thought to an expanding foam like "Great Stuff"
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Post by Alb on Jan 31, 2017 21:38:44 GMT -5
Thank for the input. I will be shopping around.
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