Cold winters can be cruel - we can be smarter!

[Marv K]

First off, I have no affiliation with the product or its inventor/patent holder.... I just know they work.
I heat my insulated shop. Natural gas, Modine, thermostat, and 10 miles north of Lambeau's Frozen Tundra.....
While working out there one day, I noticed sunlight shining into the shop next to some of the panel hinges of the insulated overhead door. Investigating, I found minor gaps between those hinges of the door and its weather-stripping. If sunlight can come in around the door, that means heat can also get out!! No matter how much 'adjusting' of the door and rails I tried, I couldn't make up the differences. I started to mention my dilemma to friends, in the hope of finding a solution.
One friend suggested "more weather-stripping". Another said he "saw something over at a local Ace Hardware store" that I might want to check out. 'Hinges with their own springs'.... For under my $100 investment, I believe they have already "more than paid me back" within the three years I've had them. Just closed the door and replaced the hinges in less than an hour..., and that's with taking time to admire my own work! A de-humidifier in the summer benefits like air-conditioning, too.
After checking further, the inventor/patent holder is from Lena, Wisconsin, which is about 40 miles north of Green Bay. This link is for anyone who may want to consider them. I am "Mr. Frugal"

https://www.greenhingesystem.com/

[Scott_Conger]

Marv

those are quite clever.

I accomplished similar thing this year with my two doors. We get 80+ MPH winds here occasionally and the shop was always dusty and snow/sand would blow in. I discovered that the vertical track is not parallel to the frame but slightly canted back. The door actually seals (or gets close) to the frame in the last 3" or so of drop. Realizing this, I simply moved the entire track toward the frame by about 1/8" and now the door contacts the frame at about 1" off the floor and gently wedges when seated. I also doubled the number of brackets on the track and will be installing hurricane bars horizontally on each panel.

I wholeheartedly agree with you on the increased efficiency of getting the door to really SEAL. It has made a world of difference in the dust in my shop. Now heat, that's another thing. Insullation is going in this year.

[Duey_C]

That's neat! A nicely fitting door verses a floppy close-enough fitting door.