Shartfer_brains t1_isv45e3 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Reply to comment by arkutek-em in Sealing gaps along the side of a garage door by vorbo87

Unless it was installed incorrectly you don't want to/it's unnecessary to do that. If the vinyl seal doesn't make contact with outside skin of door when closed then it either needs replaced or it was installed incorrectly or has degraded to where it needs replacing anyway. Messing with the gaps of hinges/brackets will frequently cause the door to rub the jambs and/or bind.

Source: decade as commercial door installer/tech and automated gate operator installer/tech for a large garage door Co.

LippencottElvis t1_isvfgbh wrote on October 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Sometimes door studs have a slight crook or a kink at one end. Also if the garage doors face winter winds the force can easily sway your door inward because of play in the rollers and expose a 1/4-3/8" gap (upwards of 10mm for the metric folks) even with flex molding.