Caulking Door Panels

Garage door panels should not be caulked while a diyer or a novice painter might attempt to produce a cleaner look by sealing all gaps on a wood garage door garage door panels are designed to move.

Caulking door panels.

Most of the time years of paint or caulking the seams around the panels will cause the wood to stick and not allow the panel to expand and contract with the weather. In this how to segment we talk about the proper way to use exterior caulking and get the job done clean and correct. Caulking it will stop it s movement and you run the risk of the panel trying to crack when it expands contracts. One of our solutions is to start caulking the panels in.

If you can t see all of the panel on the backside it s a floating panel. I m partial to white lightning brand of caulk. Caulking an exterior door helps keep out the weather both air infiltration that leads to chills and higher energy bills and water that can lead to moisture damage. We put a bead of caulk on the back side of the panel sticking and drop our panel in push down for squeeze out.

The idea is to make the caulking smooth consistently even in the roundness of its cove no gaps or ridges and also to blend in seamlessly with the grain on the panels. Caulking is a straightforward diy repair one that needs to be periodically updated through the years. You can use the ge silicon caulk anywhere in your home office shop or storage unit from the attic to the basement. Attach our panel stops and after it dries we cut the caulk out.

The panels on your garage door require room for free play. Caulking them is a mistake and the caulking is likely to fail prematurely. Our instructor john is rather funny i. Wooden doors will develop cracks over time especially if the panels aren t free to expand and contract.

One of the steps that we do on about 50 of the cabinets that we paint is to caulk the seam between the door panel and trim.