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Clopay Weather Seal Replacement: The Bothell Owner’s Guide

Clopay weather seal replacement in Bothell typically runs $110-$220 installed, and we stock the common profiles for same-day service on most Canyon Park and North Creek calls. The bottom seal, retainer, and threshold kit are matched to your door’s series and width before we quote, so the price you approve is the price on the invoice. Most Bothell homeowners notice the problem first as a draft they can’t locate, or water pooling at the door’s edge after our wet winters finally win.

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Which Clopay Models This Applies To

Clopay’s weather seal system varies by door series, and ordering the wrong profile is a $40 mistake that costs a second trip. The seal you need depends on whether your door uses a single-channel T-style bulb, a twin-contact bulb-and-beam setup, or the older J-style retainer common on pre-2010 Coachman and Gallery collections.

Check the inside face of your door for the Clopay model sticker, usually upper left on the interior panel. The series code (CWD, GR, or GD1 for example) tells us which retainer geometry you have. For Canyon Park homes built in the 2015-2020 window, we see a lot of the Avante and Modern Steel lines, which use a proprietary bulb width that generic big-box seals don’t seat properly. We carry both OEM Clopay seal kits and the Martin and Garadco aftermarket equivalents that match spec; the aftermarket saves roughly $30 on parts with no meaningful lifespan difference in Bothell’s climate. We are an independent service provider with no affiliation to Clopay Corporation.

Signs Your Clopay Weather Seal Replacement Is Failing

• Visible cracking or compression set along the bulb. The rubber compound hardens over 5-7 years of UV exposure and freeze-thaw cycles, losing its rebound. Once the bulb no longer springs back when pinched, it can’t fill the gap against your concrete.
• Water intrusion after light rain. Bothell’s 35+ inches of annual rainfall finds any gap. If you’re squeegeeing the garage floor after a drizzle that shouldn’t breach the threshold, the seal’s contact edge has likely flattened or torn at the corners where the door meets the jambs.
• Light visible under the door when closed. A proper seal blocks daylight along the full width. Gaps at the center usually mean the bulb has shrunk; gaps at the ends point to retainer sag or a door that’s settled slightly off-level, which we check before installing the new seal.
• Pest activity or debris blowing in. Mice need less than a quarter-inch. If you’re finding seed shells or spider webs concentrated at the door’s edge, the seal has lost contact somewhere along its run.
• Increasing garage temperature swing. The seal is your thermal break. When it fails, your garage tracks outdoor temperature more closely, which in Bothell’s winter means frozen pipes in adjacent walls and in summer means your opener motor running hotter than spec.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

Clopay weather seal replacement in Bothell falls at the lower end of our roller replacement range, $110-$220 installed, because the part is relatively inexpensive and the labor is straightforward on a standard 16-foot residential door. What moves you toward the top of that range: a double-car width (18 feet), a retainer that has corroded and needs replacement too, or a door that needs re-leveling so the new seal meets the floor evenly.

Our flat price includes removal of the old seal, cleaning the retainer channel of the hardened residue that always builds up, installation of the matched replacement, and a closure test with the door running through its full cycle. We photograph the old seal’s condition and the seated new part per Clause 4 of The Haven Standard. The work carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. You’ll have the written scope and price before we start; no change orders after.

DIY or Call Us?

Weather seal replacement is one of the few garage door repairs that doesn’t involve stored tension or electrical hazard, so a capable homeowner can handle it with a helper, a stepladder, and patience. The risks are mismeasuring the retainer width, buying a generic seal that won’t seat, or discovering too late that your door has sagged and needs track adjustment first.

Where DIY goes wrong: forcing a seal into the wrong retainer profile, which tears the bulb within weeks, or overlooking that the retainer itself has cracked at the screw holes. We see both on second-opinion calls in the North Creek area. If you’d rather have the part matched, the door checked for level, and a photo record of the whole exchange, call (425) 696-1443. Name the part. Quote the range. Then fix it.

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