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Measure and Pre-Cut New Weatherstrip (First Side)

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How To Replace Garage Door Weather Strips. Home Energy Hacks.

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What happens here

Lay the new weatherstrip next to the old one to use it as a template for length. For a clean cut, first use a utility knife to score and cut the rubber weather-seal portion. Then, use a circular saw to cut the hard plastic trim portion of the weatherstrip. This two-step cutting process ensures a precise, clean edge for both materials.

Tools and materials

  • Circular Saw — Cutting the plastic trim portion of the weatherstrip
  • Tape Measure — Measuring if the old weatherstrip cannot be used as a template
  • Utility Knife — Pre-cutting the rubber weather seal
  • New Weatherstrip — The new weatherstrip to be installed
  • Old Weatherstrip N/A — Used as a template for cutting the new weatherstrip

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now I've got my new weather strip right here. I'm just going to take my old weather strip instead of having to use a tape measure and measure it. I'm just going to use my old weather strip to measure my cut. And we got this the rubber weather strip right here. And instead of your saw cutting that, you want to have a nice clean cut. And so I'm just going to use a knife to precut the weather strip right there where it's going to be. And then the plastic part. This is actually plastic weather strip. I'm going to cut that with my saw.

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