Vinyl trim should be used around a garage door to create a weather proof seal around the top and sides
of the garage door. The weather seal helps prevent wind and moisture from entering the garage door at
the top and sides of the garage door. It also helps keep blown debris like leaves and other trash from
blowing into the garage when the garage door is closed.
Garage door vinyl trim is typically made from a PVC material that nails to the outside of the garage door
frame with a flap that seals by pressing against the outside top and sides of the garage door creating a
tight seal. This vinyl trim comes in several colors to match most garage door colors and is paintable to
match your door color.
When creating a weather tight seal around your garage door it is also important to maintain and replace
when necessary, the bottom weather seal on the garage doors bottom panel. Garage doors come with a
bottom weather seal from the manufacturer, but this seal should be checked regularly for damage and
dry rot and replaced as required. The bottom weather seal helps prevent wind, moisture and debris
from blowing in the garage under the garage door. There are several style of weather seal for the
bottom section of the garage door. You will need to buy weather seal that matches the retainer installed
on your garage door or purchase new retainer strips to match the weather seal you will be installing.
Installing or replacing weather seal on the bottom panel of your garage door or around the top and sides
of your garage door is a do-it- yourself project most people can complete themselves. If this is a project
you do not wish to do yourself, contact a local garage door service company to provide and install these
products for you.
Maintaining a good weather seal around your garage door can help in the overall efficiency of your
energy usage by keeping hot and cold air from entering your garage.
