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Door Bottom Seals

Overview

Door bottom seals are useful for protecting overhead doors. Door weatherstripping seals are also suitable for preserving the interior from dust, debris, drafts, and other harmful weather to keep warehouses safe and clean. Unlike side-mount and retainer seals — which seal the perimeter edges of a door opening — bottom weather seals specifically address the gap between the door’s bottom edge and the floor or threshold when the door is in the closed position.

This gap is one of the most common entry points for drafts, moisture, insects, and rodents in warehouse and commercial facilities. It is also where significant energy loss occurs in temperature-controlled environments. A properly selected and installed door bottom seal creates a consistent, compressive contact between the door and the floor surface, regardless of floor variations or door wear.

All products in this category are manufactured by Action Industries and are compatible with a wide range of overhead, sectional, rolling steel, and commercial door types. Action Industries manufactures more astragal seals than any company in the world. Regardless of the make of your customer’s door, you’ll find the bottom seal to fit.

Types of Door Bottom Seals

Benefits of Door Bottom Seals

Installing the correct door bottom seal delivers measurable protection and cost savings across all facility types:
Weather and Draft Protection. A secure floor-contact seal eliminates the path for cold air, wind-driven rain, and outdoor humidity to enter the building at the door’s lowest edge. For facilities in cold climates, this is a critical element of thermal management during heating season.
Energy Efficiency. Loading dock seals are energy efficient and eliminate outside elements from permeating your loading dock and causing damage. A properly sealed door bottom significantly reduces air exchange between conditioned interior space and the outside environment, lowering heating and cooling costs throughout the year.
Pest and Rodent Control. The gap at the bottom of an overhead or rolling steel door is one of the most common pest entry points in a commercial facility. Several products in this category — including the Action RodentBLOCK Dock Leveler Seal Kit with Xcluder® fill fabric — provide a physically impenetrable barrier against rodents, insects, and other pests. Barron Equipment also has some seals ideal for blocking out rodents and other pests.
Protection Against Dust and Debris. Warehouses and loading dock areas generate significant airborne particulate during daily operations. A door bottom seal keeps that debris on the correct side of the door, protecting inventory, equipment, and clean room environments from contamination.
Broad Door Compatibility. Action Industries’ high-quality garage door bottom seals provide an excellent barrier against extreme temperature changes and pests. Their seals are compatible with standard overhead doors, rolling steel doors, steel sectional doors, wood doors, and doors from major manufacturers including Clopay, Wayne Dalton, and Amarr.

Choosing the Right Weather Seal

There are a large assortment of bottom seals for you to choose. We have a variety of widths, styles, materials, and levels of durability. Barron Equipment also has some seals ideal for blocking out rodents and other pests. To find the right seal for you, we would recommend working with one of our knowledgeable product specialists. Fill out the form below and one of our specialists will be promptly in contact with you.

Installation

We have a team of experienced service technicians and installers that would be happy to install bottom seals, as well as make recommendations for different types of doors and other types of truck and loading dock equipment depending on the application. Fill out the form below and we can schedule your installation today!

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