Will this seal work with a garage door opener? We are concerned that it will cause our door to go up once it comes down on it thinking something is in the way of the door. We have an uneven floor so are hoping that this seal will help with filling in the areas that are open and are allowing water and dirt to get into our garage. Just want to make sure it will work with our garage opener before purchasing. Yes, it does work with an automatic garage door opener. I didn't have any issues with my door. The instructions do state that you may have to adjust the level of your garage door opener. Yes it will work with a garage door opener. I had to adjust the limiter just a little, but works fine. Most automatic garage doors work with an electric eye that "sees" vertical obstructions. The threshold is horizontal, under the door itself, so it doesn't break the the electric eye beam and cause the door to go back up. We have a crack in our concrete floor and the floor is the original 1949 concrete so is not pristine.

The two tubes of glue that are provided have a high viscosity (thickness). I squeezed some into the crack and then applied the rest as the diagram showed (around all four sides of the "pattern" you draw around the threshold prior to using the glue and then down the middle where the threshold will go. When I laid down the threshold and lowered the garage door, the glue was squeezed flat and made a total seal under the threshold. I don't believe your floor's uneveness will be a problem, given our experience. The threshold works on my mother-in-law's garage door and she has an opener. The threshold is only 1/2" thick so your door should close ok. As far as filling in the uneven areas, I'm not sure. You may have to get a new rubber seal for the bottom of your door to help with the uneven issue. The Seal works perfectly fine with Garage Door Openers. We have experience with three different Models of Openers and each Threshold Seal worked the same. As for your uneven floor, you may have to do some leveling so that the straight run of the garage door bottom fits snuggly into the Threshold Seal.

Thank you for your question. Electronic garage door openers have an electric eye that sees a potential block and will automatically stop if something is in the way. That electronic eye can be moved by the owner and set at a level where the threshold will not be perceived. This may not be necessary on your garage as the threshold potentially will rise 1/2" above an even floor. If your door does go back up on its own after the threshold is installed, you probably need to adjust the "down" setting on your garage door opener. Just turn the "Down" adjustment screw to the right or clockwise to decrease the downward travel if the door closes and then opens after making contact with the threshold. Adjust the control one complete turn at a time until the door will close and not open on its own. This is a step-by-step on how your average schmoe can build beautiful "Carriage House" style garage doors. I'm a computer programmer and this is the first time I've done anything like this. 

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It appears that the design is sound and should last for quite some time.  (Unlike my shed roof which, well... lets just say there's never a dull moment around here.) Step 1: The Boring BackstoryShow All Items« PreviousNext »View All Steps DownloadBasement & Garage > Bob Vila Radio: An Easy DIY Way to Seal Your Garage Door Bob Vila Radio: An Easy DIY Way to Seal Your Garage DoorCold air and moisture often infiltrate at the point where the garage door meets the concrete floor. With this trick, you can seal the garage door with little effort and at next to no cost. Though garage doors do a pretty good job of keeping bad guys away from your car, they’re not so good at keeping out the elements. That’s especially true if the floor in your garage is uneven. Listen to BOB VILA ON SEALING GARAGE DOORS or read the text below: Try this: Open the garage door so that the bottom is about head high. Cut a length of 3/4″ foam pipe insulation to fit the width of the door.

Then position the insulation against the bottom of the door with the slit facing down. Next, spread the slit in the insulation and use a screw gun or electric drill to attach the insulation to the bottom of the door. To keep the screws from tearing through the insulation, you’ll probably want to add washers around the heads of the screws. Pipe insulation doesn’t exactly add to curb appeal. So if you don’t want it poking out the bottom of the door so it’s visible from the street, just drive your screws a little more toward the backside of the door than the front. Bob Vila Radio is a newly launched daily radio spot carried on more than 60 stations around the country (and growing). You can get your daily dose here, by listening to—or reading—Bob’s 60-second home improvement radio tip of the day. © Entrematic Group AB 2008 – 2017. All rights reserved - 1-800-503-DOOR (3667) Privacy PolicyAre you building a new garage and wondering how to get the concrete door threshold ready?

See the following figures that clearly explain how to do it. In the second figure, we show you the setback distance between the center of the door and the frame, based on the thickness of the door. It is important to keep in mind that there should be sufficient outward slope for drainage toward the street, especially if your garage door faces the prevailing winds. The bottom weatherstripping must not be centered on the rounded part of the threshold, but behind this part of the threshold. In addition, the interior slope of your garage should direct surplus water toward the floor drain.To help you make an “enlightened” choice on the purchase of your new garage door, contact us! What’s more, we can provide you with a free quotation.Get a Free Quote Setback distance for the door from the frameOnce everything is finished, there is one more factor that shouldn’t be overlooked. If your door is equipped with an electric door opener, it is unnecessary to adjust the close force to its maximum.