If it allows water in, I'd be worried. Otherwise, they aren't usually airtight.Around top, bottom, and sides.
Depends on the color of the weatherstripping they used. If the trim around your door was a white or off-white, the weatherstripping usually matches or is close to it.Around top, bottom, and sides.
I don't have a cell phone. Not at home either.Does your phone not have a camera you can use to share pics with us?
Of course it should let in some light at the sides. It's a garage door, not an airlock or blackout curtain.My builder says yes. I tend to think no but not in my field of expertise.
Whoa whoa whoa here....I don't have a cell phone. Not at home either.
Of course we do.You all know there is a difference between air tight and light coming in?
But without visual evidence we can’t tell which end of the spectrum your is closer toYou all know there is a difference between air tight and light coming in?
Oh, his work with crypto tells us what spectrum he's on.But without visual evidence we can’t tell which end of the spectrum your is closer to
Do you have white weather stripping? Sometimes the light will come through and make it look like a gap. Can you feel warm air from outside?Around top, bottom, and sides.
It's 100 here, there is hot air in there no matter what. It's a new home and I know the company handyman says it fine. The warranty company states there should be no light. I am only really worried about critters. As there was light coming through the door from the inside house to the garage. Big hole much light due to overcutting the bottom of the door for a security sensor.Do you have white weather stripping? Sometimes the light will come through and make it look like a gap. Can you feel warm air from outside?
That's what she said.....if you can stick your finger through the gap before the weatherstripping is in, it's installed wrong.
I have a smaller house then my daughter. She is away and we went to let the dogs out. I checked out their garage. Their stripping was 1.5 to 2 inches. Mine is an inch or less. This is just by eyeballing it. Theirs were done right, mine wasn't.No. There shouldn't be visible seams at the top or the side of your door once weatherstripped and installed correctly. If they used light weatherstripping, then light might show through that and nothing is ever going to be completely air tight.
Common way to check... if you can stick your finger through the gap before the weatherstripping is in, it's installed wrong.
I think I got it all sort of solved. The track needs adjust forward a little. But the concrete in the middle had a 1" gap because how the seem in the concrete was done. It's the biggest gap by far. Thanks for the time and info!Hello, I'm the owner of a garage door company, with 15 years of experience in the field. Light coming through the top and sides is normal if you have light colored vinyl stops (or weather trim in laymens terms). If your concrete is level, and the close travel limit on your opener is set correctly, there should not be light coming through the bottom. If your concrete is not level though, the new garage door must be installed level, by shimming the low side and installing the track level in relation to the level bottom section. This sometimes results in a gap at the bottom on the low side. If this is the case, there are several aftermarket products that can be used to close the gap. Hope this was helpful.