Unorthodox Garage door sealing from wind

[Tom O]

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I have a roll up doubledoor on the garage and when the wind blows it pushes the door enough to whistle letting in the cold, my fix was to make some wooden wedges that slide behind the roller ( and rail) keeping the door sealed against the weatherstripping.

 

[DPittman]

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I have a roll up doubledoor on the garage and when the wind blows it pushes the door enough to whistle letting in the cold, my fix was to make some wooden wedges that slide behind the roller ( and rail) keeping the door sealed against the weatherstripping.

Better than having the wind blow in. I had the same problem but tightened up my rollers a bit and added foam weather stripping.

 

[Susquatch]

Sounds like a prairie problem.... Too much cold wind around.. Lol!

I fixed my doors (all of them) similar to what @DPittman did. The track guide for the rollers is supposed to sit at an angle to the door such that the door gets pushed toward the seal as it gets closer to being closed. The track guide can be adjusted closer or further. I put my door about 3 inches from closed with a block under it and then pushed the track toward the seal from top to bottom. This sets the door up for an even tighter seal when it is fully closed. You might have to do something similar with a higher or lower block. Also, your seal may need replacing. Or lastly, you might have to move east to get away from supersonic wind velocities......

 

[CalgaryPT]

The track guide for the rollers is supposed to sit at an angle to the door such that the door gets pushed toward the seal as it gets closer to being closed.

I always wondered about that. And now I know. Thanks.