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The time is ripe for the mid-summer maintenance service for your garage door system, including a visual inspection, tightening the chains, torsion springs, coils, and lubricating any draggy areas. While a garage door is always in use daily, there are seasonal time frames when your system will require that extra TLC. 

How do you know when to consider new seals? First, look down to the floor. More than just the arena stage that requires removing dust from around the sensors that get kicked up by yard work or garage floor sweeping, your garage floor is an excellent source to find clues that lead to discovering a bad door seal. 

Don't hesitate to take action if you notice any visual signs of pulling, peeling, or water pooling, or even if you can see daylight through the seals. If you notice an increase or a sudden appearance of puddling, dirt, yard waste, or even rodent tracks, this is quintessentially caused by a cracked, ill-fitted, or broken seal somewhere around the garage door. 

** Mass Garage Doors Expert Tip: an adequately sealed garage door can also keep the internal temperature of your garage at a comfortable setting, which can help you lower energy costs, especially if your garage is attached to your home.**

If left unrepaired or unreplaced, this damage can infiltrate your garage floor, causing the cement to crack, heave and shift. Even the framework around the door can slant to a misaligned degree and cause door panels to warp and bend. Garage door seals are known to have the shortest expectancy for peak performance. Your garage door seals and weather stripping should be replaced every two to three years. 

A common assumption is that a garage door seal is one piece of rubber or vinyl that outlines the entire door, much like a window frame. In actuality, there are five different pieces and styles of stripping that bond and work together to create the perfect compressed seal. 

The bottom seal or door sweep is the rubber-looking spongey tube affixed to the bottom drop lip of your garage door. When the door is closed, the flexible tube compresses airtight and acts as a weight buffer. Check the bottom of this fairly consistently and remove any pinned in small pebbles, twigs or weekend hobby lover's nails, or other debris. 

The threshold or floor sweep is the lower jaw to the bottom seal, as this one is affixed to the garage floor itself. Perfect for driveways that slope down into the garage, this extra broom-looking seal lip proves an external barrier to divert any water or dirt runoff from seeping into the garage. The only drawback to this is it also creates the same effect on the inside of the garage, which can be a bit cumbersome if you like to wash and hose out your garage floors. Even internal sweep-outs are a bit more involved if you have a threshold seal.

The side weather stripping, again made of the rubber or vinyl flat slat, is attached to both of the door sides in the shape of a 90-degree "L" angle, and this flange shape frames your garage door with a nice, clean, finished look. 

Finally, the panel stripping seals are the "V" shaped wedges affixed with self-adhesive between each section of your panel-style garage door. Sealing the gaps between panels adds an extra element of a protective barrier and protects the panel pieces from any misalignment damage. 

Whatever style of residential or commercial grade weather stripping you need, the specialists at Mass Garage Doors Expert will have you reoutfitted with your seal of approval. But, don't face the New England elements without a thorough inspection review of your complete garage door system. Call the pros NOW at 888-989-8758 to find out how our top technicians in the greater Boston area can best serve your garage door needs, from new installs, repairs, or completely upgraded designs and remote entry systems.