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Kolesar

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6. Garage doors are designed so that they push into the seals as they finally set down to the floor

Reply to madokie (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 07:42 AM

Dec 2011

Note that the brackets that hold the wheels have different standoffs from the surface of the door. The standoff gets bigger with height. The user could adjust them so that they push in more.

:. What Madokie said!

Car windows are like that too.

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Gap around garage door [View all] Sienna86 Dec 2011 OP

Is the gap between the door and the (presumably new) door stops? Stinky The Clown Dec 2011 #1

You didn't specify what sort of home this is tech3149 Dec 2011 #2

Thanks Sienna86 Dec 2011 #3

Adjust the brackets that hold the door so the door is held tight against the door stop madokie Dec 2011 #4

Garage doors are designed so that they push into the seals as they finally set down to the floor Kolesar Dec 2011 #6

Before you do that, consider contacting the installer. Gormy Cuss Dec 2011 #5