Wickes garage door sealing strip

[mike004]

Just bought a garage door "draught excluder" from Wickes.

It consists of a 3 inch wide rubber strip, a thin strip of aluminium and some fixing screws.
The rubber strip is about 2.4 m and fits the bottom of the garage door almost exactly.
But the aluminium strip is only 2.1 m -- what gives?

Anyone bought one of these?

Thanks
Mike

 

[MANDATE]

My up and over garage door has a 2 in wide steel strip screwed to the bottom 3 ft on each side jamb.(ie 1 in protrudes inwards) Not sure what it achieves, above them is a gap of 5 or 6 mm. door stop? draught excluder?

 

[masona]

My up and over garage door has a 2 in wide steel strip screwed to the bottom 3 ft on each side jamb.(ie 1 in protrudes inwards) Not sure what it achieves, above them is a gap of 5 or 6 mm. door stop? draught excluder?

It keeps out rain & leaves etc

 

[breezer]

I think you are all missing the point

The rubber strip is about 2.4 m

But the aluminium strip is only 2.1 m

i think the OP is asking why is the rubber longer than its holder

 

[MANDATE]

Good point! although I don't see a problem if rubber is longer than holder providing holder is long enough.
rubber too long? cut it off. Holder too short? take it back. But wouldn't the OP know this? Now not sure what the problem really is!