{"id":504,"date":"2010-08-11T15:38:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T21:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/?p=504"},"modified":"2023-06-22T17:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T23:22:15","slug":"back-to-school-inspect-your-garage-door-weatherstripping-ahead-of-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/11\/back-to-school-inspect-your-garage-door-weatherstripping-ahead-of-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School &#8211; Inspect Your Garage Door Weatherstripping Ahead of Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/08\/036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/08\/036-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A view of a university that will have school activities resuming pertaining to inspecting your garage door weatherstripping before school begins. \" class=\"wp-image-505\" title=\"036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/08\/036-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/08\/036-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/blog\/uploads\/2010\/08\/036.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With hot weather currently holding an iron grip in much of North America this summer, not many people may be thinking of weatherstripping on their garage doors or house. But as school activities start, you might notice <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tfTXZJ-FRFU\">garage door weatherstripping that shows up lame<\/a>. Therefore, inspect your garage door weatherstripping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sealing a garage door to the elements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/weatherize\/air-sealing-your-home\/weatherstripping\">saves energy<\/a>, reduces interior moisture, and may deter pests from entering your garage. Take a look at your top or <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/parts\/garage_door_seals_bottom_seals.html\">bottom seal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/parts\/garage_door_seals_top_side_seals.html\">side seals<\/a>, and related hardware. After inspecting your garage door weatherstrips, if any of these have seen better days, DDM can help. Navigate to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ddmgaragedoors.com\/parts\/garage_door_seals.html\">garage door weatherstripping<\/a>&#8221; and check out our selection. Not sure you&#8217;ve found what you are looking for? Give DDM a call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With hot weather currently holding an iron grip in much of North America this summer, not many people may be thinking of weatherstripping on their garage doors or house. But as school activities start, you might notice garage door weatherstripping that shows up lame. Therefore, inspect your garage door weatherstripping. Sealing a garage door to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[78,450,56],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-ddm","tag-fall","tag-garage-door-maintenance","tag-weatherstripping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Back to School - Inspect Your Garage Door Weatherstripping Ahead of Fall - DDM Garage Doors Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sealing a garage door to the elements saves energy and may deter pests from entering your garage. 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