Cracked bottom seals and gapped side weatherstrip let in drafts, snow, and pests all winter long. We replace bottom seals, side strip, and top seal across Ottawa, built for real -25C winters.
Weatherstripping is easy to ignore until an Ottawa winter makes it impossible to. The rubber bottom seal, side weatherstrip along the vertical tracks, and top seal along the header all harden and crack under repeated exposure to -25C cold snaps followed by thaw, and once that happens they stop doing their job — sealing out drafts, snowmelt, and the mice and insects that reliably find any gap into a warm garage. Homes with attached garages in older neighbourhoods like the Glebe and Vanier feel this directly as cold air leaking into an adjacent mudroom or basement, while newer builds in Barrhaven and Kanata with better-insulated garages still see energy loss and water pooling from melted snow tracked in through a gapped bottom seal. Rideau River area humidity adds another wrinkle, accelerating seal deterioration through repeated freeze-thaw cycling on already-brittle rubber.
We replace bottom seals (bead, T-style, or bulb profiles depending on your track retainer), side and top weatherstrip along the frame, and can add a threshold seal for garages with uneven floor slabs — common in older Ottawa homes where the concrete has settled slightly over decades. Materials are rated for genuine Canadian winter temperature swings, not the lighter-duty seals sometimes used in milder climates. Full weatherstripping replacement typically takes under an hour and is one of the highest-value, lowest-cost services we offer heading into an Ottawa winter.
Rubber that's gone stiff or shows surface cracks has lost its flexibility and won't seal against an uneven floor anymore.
Light gaps along the sides or top when the door is closed mean weatherstrip has shrunk, gapped, or come loose from the track.
Melted snow tracked in that pools near the door threshold usually means the bottom seal is no longer forming full contact with the floor.
Mice, spiders, and insects consistently find their way in through gapped weatherstripping, especially along the bottom seal in fall and winter.
If a mudroom or room above/beside the garage feels drafty in winter, degraded weatherstripping is a common and inexpensive first thing to check.
Seals that have pulled loose from the retainer track entirely need full replacement, not just re-seating.
We check bottom seal, side and top weatherstrip, and the retainer tracks for cracking, gapping, or detachment.
Bottom seal profile (bead, T-style, or bulb) is matched to your existing track retainer style.
Cracked and hardened weatherstripping is pulled from the tracks and disposed of.
Cold-rated bottom seal, side, and top weatherstrip are fed into the tracks and trimmed to an exact fit.
Door is closed and checked for light gaps or draft points along the full perimeter before we finish.
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We noticed daylight coming through the bottom of our garage door every morning and our heating bill had crept up. 613 replaced the bottom seal and side weatherstrip in under an hour, matched everything to our door, and the difference in draft was immediate. Should have done this years ago.
Our trucks run routes across the National Capital Region every day — a technician is rarely far from your door.
Based at 1354 Carling Ave, we cover every neighborhood in Ottawa plus Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Orléans, Stittsville, Gloucester, Cumberland, Manotick, Riverside South, Richmond, Bells Corners, and Vanier — same-day whenever possible.
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