Glue EPDM Garage Door Seal

[Andy_44]

Hello
I have bought a garage door seal in EPDM that needs to be glued to the concrete floor.
Which adhesive would you use for this?

 

[Mats-S]

that should be glued to the concrete floor

hmm ... my similar strip is attached at the bottom of the garage doors and "drags" on the concrete floor when I close the garage doors. It seals tightly and well then Note that I have the old type of classic garage door, not a folding door.

I'm just wondering how that rubber strip will fare after a while, if cars, bikes, lawn mowers, etc. are going to run over it daily, are you sure it should be glued to the floor?

Construction adhesive like PL400 should probably work if you want to glue it to the concrete. Test with a small leftover piece first to see if it adheres properly.

 

[Andy_44]

hmm ... my similar strip is fixed at the bottom of the garage doors and "drags" on the concrete floor when I close the garage doors. It's tight and good then Note that I have the old type of classic garage door, not a folding door.

I'm just wondering how that rubber strip will fare after a while; if cars, bikes, lawnmowers, etc., are going to be going over it daily, are you sure it should be glued to the floor?

Construction adhesive like PL400 should probably work if you are going to glue it to the concrete. Test with a small scrap first to see if it sticks properly.

When the rain hits, it finds its way onto the floor. So, I want some kind of elevation to stop it a bit. Only bikes will be rolled over it, so it should last until the kids move out. I'll try with PL400.

 

[Jansson69]

Read a bit on this page as EPDM is usually a bit tricky to glue..
I believe that regular construction adhesive won't hold as the adhesion to the rubber will be too poor..

https://www.galindberg.se/kunskapsbanken/limma-epdm-gummi-sa-valjer-du-lim

https://www.vattenliv.se/produkt-kategori/teknik-och-byggnation/byggmaterial/lim-och-skarvmaterial/

 

[JSten]

I have a similar strip mounted on my swing gates. I skipped the glue and instead mounted them using an aluminum strip that I screwed at about 15cm cc. The EPDM is thus clamped between the aluminum strip and the door leaf.

 

[Düsseldorff]

EPDM is very non-porous but flexible and therefore difficult to glue. You should thoroughly research which adhesives work for your application, otherwise it will just come loose over time.