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Clopay Weather Seal Replacement: The Tacoma Owner’s Guide

Clopay weather seal replacement in Tacoma typically runs $110-$220 installed, and we stock the common Clopay profiles on every truck. Most replacements are completed in under an hour, same-day, with a written price agreed before any work starts. The weather seal, also called bottom seal or astragal, is the flexible rubber or vinyl strip along the bottom edge of your door that compresses against the concrete to block water, wind, and pests.

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Most Tacoma homeowners notice the failure after a heavy rain when water seeps under the door, or when the garage smells like the neighbor’s cedar mulch pile. In older North End homes near the water, we see accelerated cracking from salt air and UV exposure. The seal hardens, shrinks, or tears at the corners, and the door starts making that hollow thump instead of a soft landing.

Which Clopay Models This Applies To

Clopay uses several bottom seal profiles across their product lines, and matching the wrong one leaves a gap or causes the seal to bind in the retainer. The three most common in Tacoma are the T-style (inserts into an aluminum retainer with twin grooves), the bead-style (round bulb that slides into a single-channel retainer), and the bulb-style with a narrow stem used on many Coachman and Gallery series doors.

You can identify your seal type by pulling a short section from the retainer and checking the cross-section. The model number on the door’s interior label, usually a sticker on the top panel or side stile, narrows it further. Clopay’s part numbers like 04-001, 04-002, or 04-003 correspond to specific profiles and widths. We carry OEM-equivalent EPDM rubber and PVC seals that match Clopay’s specs, including the wider 4-inch bulb used on some Reserve Wood Custom and Avante collection doors. The retainer itself sometimes corrodes, particularly where road salt accumulates in winter; if it’s pitted or the seal won’t seat, we replace the retainer with the seal.

Servo Garage Doors Tacoma is an independent service provider, not affiliated with Clopay. We source compatible parts that meet or exceed OEM material specs.

Signs Your Clopay Weather Seal Replacement Is Failing

• Water pooling after rain. The seal has lost compression or cracked at the ends, breaking the continuous barrier. In Tacoma’s wet winters, this is often the first symptom that drives the call.
• Visible daylight under the closed door. A gap as narrow as a quarter-inch lets in wind, debris, and rodents. The seal may have shrunk or the retainer may have bent from a door impact.
• Hardened, shiny, or cracked rubber surface. UV and ozone degrade EPDM over time. When the seal feels like plastic instead of rubber, it’s past replacement.
• The door “claps” shut instead of landing quietly. The seal’s cushioning is gone. This stress transfers to the opener trolley and door panels.
• Pest activity in the garage. Mice compress through gaps smaller than you’d think. A compromised seal is an open invitation, particularly in wooded areas like the Tacoma Narrows vicinity.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

The range reflects seal profile, retainer condition, and door width. A standard 16-foot residential door with a T-style seal and sound retainer sits at the lower end. Double-car doors with wide-profile seals or rusted retainers run higher. Every quote is flat, written, and agreed before work begins, per Clause 1 of The Haven Standard. The installed price includes removal of the old seal, cleaning the retainer channel, lubrication, and installation of the new seal with proper end seals to close the corners. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the workmanship. The seal material itself carries a manufacturer’s defect warranty.

DIY or Call Us?

Weather seal replacement is among the safer homeowner tasks, which is why we get calls from people who started and stalled. The risks are mechanical, not bodily: bending the retainer while prying out the old seal, installing the new one twisted or backward, or discovering the retainer is screwed to the door with stripped fasteners that need drilling out.

What you can safely check: pull a foot of seal from the retainer, photograph the cross-section and any part numbers, and measure the door width. What often goes wrong: the new seal binds in the channel, the ends aren’t sealed properly, or the door won’t close fully because the new seal is thicker than the compressed old one. If your opener has force limits set tight, it may fault.

We carry Clopay-compatible profiles on every truck, and most replacements are done in a single visit. Name the part. Quote the range. Then pick up the wrench. Call (253) 666-6264 for a free estimate.

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