• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header left navigation
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • Start Here
  • Money Pit Podcast
  • Leave a Review
The Money Pit house logo

The Money Pit

Home Improvement Tips & Podcasts

  • Media Kit
  • Affiliates
  • Ask a Question
  • Spaces
    • Outdoor Living
    • Kitchens
    • Bathrooms
    • Garages & Sheds
    • Basements & Crawlspaces
    • Home Exteriors
  • Reno/Repair
    • Air Conditioning
    • Windows
    • Floors
    • Roofs & Gutters
    • Insulation
    • Lighting & Wiring
  • Popular Topics
    • Storage & Organization
    • Painting & Decorating
    • Cleaning
    • Pests & Wildlife
    • Buying or Selling a Home
  • Features
    • Green Home
    • Pet Friendly
    • Kid Spaces
    • DIY
    • Quick Tips
  • Podcasts
    • The Money Pit Home Improvement Podcast
    • Money Pit Minute Podcast
    • Your Calls, Our Answers Podcast
    • Top Products Podcast
    • ProFiles Podcast
Man painting a white kitchen

Fix the Gap Under a Garage Door

Fix the Gap Under a Garage Door

GeneralPodcasts Your Calls, Our Answers Podcast
FacebookTweetPinLinkedInEmail
The Money Pit Your Calls Our Answers Podcast Logo
Leslie Segrete & Tom Kraeutler, Hosts of The Money Pit by The Hosts Leave a Comment
  • iTunes logo
  • Google Podcasts logo
  • Spotify logo
  • Chartable logo

LESLIE: John in Kentucky needs some help with a garage door. Tell us about the problem.

JOHN: I’m calling about my garage door. I’ve got a house that’s 40 years old …

TOM: OK.

JOHN: … and I think the garage door is the same age. It’s wooden and the house is settled on the corners of the driveway. And now I’m starting to get gaps and not only that; part of the garage door is rotten at the bottom.

TOM: Hmm, OK.

JOHN: And I’m worried because the gaps are getting big enough where our little dog, Buster; he can get through it. And also, other critters can get in, you know?

LESLIE: Mm-hmm.

JOHN: So we don’t really want to pay a lot of money right now to replace it, so I was wanting to know what we could do to fix it; to make a stop-gap measure. And then, also, I don’t know anything about garage doors.

TOM: Well, a wooden door is, you know, your traditional garage door and they are very durable. They also happen to be very, very heavy. The good news is, in your situation, that you probably have a fairly wide and thick bottom rail to that door …

JOHN: Yes.

TOM: … which actually can be cut to the shape of the now settled garage floor. If you were to take, say, a block of wood …

LESLIE: And there’s enough sort of on the top to allow for this new part to come down?

TOM: Yeah, because we’re only going to take a little bit off. Basically, you’re only going to take off as much wood from the high side as the gap on the low side; if that makes sense to you.

JOHN: Right. OK.

TOM: You can take like a compass and you can scribe it by holding like the metal part of the compass against the floor and drawing a straight line across the door. What’ll happen is that compass will follow the angle of the floor and transcribe the line up on the door and that would be the cut line. So you only want to take off enough to level it out and you could probably do it with a jigsaw and the door kind of half in the air; sort of blocked open. And then …

JOHN: OK, really? So a jigsaw would do it.

TOM: Sure. And then what you want to do is sand it and smooth it all out. You’re going to add some new weatherstripping at the whole bottom edge of that door and that should work really well. It’ll come down. It’ll be nice and tight and it’ll seal it up.

JOHN: OK, great. Well, thank you all for your time. I really appreciate it.

TOM: You’re welcome, John. Good luck with that project. Thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.

GeneralPodcasts Your Calls, Our Answers Podcast

Related Posts

Beautiful home exterior

5 Tips for Picking the Perfect Garage Door

epoxy to adhere to floor

How To Tile A Garage Floor | Video

How To Install Decorative Garage Door Hardware

Large garage

Garage Dangers: Top 5 Fire, Electrical and Storage Hazards

Control Your Garage Door from Anywhere with Chamberlain MyQ Garage | Video

Chamberlain Garage Door Opener Provides Smart, Quiet Access

Related Podcasts

The Money Pit Your Calls Our Answers Podcast Logo

Fixing a Garage Door

The Money Pit Your Calls Our Answers Podcast Logo

Replace a Garage Door and Garage Door Opener

The Money Pit Podcast

New Years Resolution for Your House, Many Happy Returns and Best Uses for Bath Fan

The Money Pit Your Calls Our Answers Podcast Logo

How to Level a Metal Garage Door

The Money Pit Podcast

Home Improvement Tips & Advice: Show #1222082

The Money Pit Your Calls Our Answers Podcast Logo

Garage Door Safety Sensors

FacebookTweetPinLinkedInEmail

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sidebar

Trending Posts

Get Ready for the Game with The Money Pit’s $1,000 Tailgate Treasures Sweepstakes!

Attic flooring added to increase storage space

How to Floor Your Attic for Storage Without Wrecking Your Roof

Best Garage Floor: Tiles, Mat or Paint?

Garage Heater Dyna-Glo 30,000 BTU Natural Gas Blue Flame Vent Free Wall Heater, White

Best Heaters for a Garage: Forced Air, Infrared or Portable?

How to Get Rid of Thousand-Leggers Without Getting Grossed Out

Ask Us Anything

Ask A Question

Favorite Posts

Attic flooring added to increase storage space

How to Floor Your Attic for Storage Without Wrecking Your Roof

How to Get Rid of Thousand-Leggers Without Getting Grossed Out

Best Garage Floor: Tiles, Mat or Paint?

Dryer vent on outside of building

Controlling Dryer Lint Outside | Video

Popular Podcasts

Repair Crumbling Cinder Block

Electric Meter

Service Entry Cable and Electric Meter: Who is responsible for repair?

dirt to use around house foundation

Type of Dirt to Use Around House Foundation

What Smells Like Burning Rubber in My Home?

Newsletter

Get weekly updates with the latest tips and tricks to save money in your home.

As Us Anything

Ask A Question

Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • About
  • Media Kit
  • Partners
  • Posts
  • Endorsement Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy & Solution
  • Radio Stations

Copyright © 2001–2023 · The Money Pit · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

Ask A Question