Tsunami Seal 53100 Lifetime Garage Door Threshold Seal Kit - 100', Black (Various Sizes Available)

My Driveway slopes downward and when a heavy rain came i would see water in the garage, tried lowe's and home depot but nothing was available to purchase immediately. So i did a google seach and found that a way to prevent water from getting in the garage was to install a Tsunami Seal.I noticed that amazon had different size lengths of the seal and my garage door across measured 9 feet across and so i ordered the smallest size that is 10 feet. Within a few days (4) the package arrived.I first cleaned the area with a broom and then cleaned with rubbing alcohol and cut the seal down to 9 feet and put the seal down with the flat end facing towards the outside and the grooved portion facing the inside of the garage. and closed the garage door so that the seal from the garage doormade a snug fit with the Tsunami Seal.I then used a pencil to outline the Tsunami seal both inside and outside and then lifted upUsed the caulking gun and the liquid nails and instead of using the glue strips as outlined in the directions i made two spirals and then reapplied the Tsunami seal and pushed down hard to make contact.One minor problem that once i closed the garage door i could not lock it, so i removed the locking mechanism and lowered it one notch, the bottomwas easy since i went to the next hole, but i had to drill a hole on the upper portion and once this was done the locking mechanism did it's job.I then left it that way for 24 hours.Early on June 26, 2015 we had a heavy rain and no water got in the garage and obviously i was not going to write this review until it was tested and btw i am not a very good DIY person.

The Tsunami Seal works amazingly well. Despite having a roll-up garage door with very good bottom seal, a heavy rain and wind event (common here in Astoria, OR) always resulted in water intrusion -- that is until we installed the Tsunami Seal threshold. Absolutely no water intrusion now.Installation was straightforward and took less than an hour. I do, however, have what I hope are a few helpful hints:1) I have a 16' garage door opening (2-car garage), but purchased the 18' threshold. This was a good decision as simple cut-outs for the garage door tracks allowed for a nice extra foot on both ends of the threshold. This extra length provided a more stable and protective installation of the threshold.2) BEFORE starting, go out a buy a "real" caulking gun. It is nice that one is included with the product, but it was awfully cheap and became totally useless in the middle of laying down the adhesive due to the handle of the gun bending (making it impossible to push out the adhesive).3) BEFORE starting, make sure that the Liquid Nails adhesive is not too cold. Keep it inside or warm it up a bit before beginning because if the tubes are cool, it is a real bear to lay down rows of the adhesive without a great deal of extra effort (don't forget, you are laying down three lines of adhesive (over 50 feet for a typical two car garage).4) BEFORE starting, reverse-roll the threshold (and keep it so rolled for some time). The heavy-duty construction of the seal and the fact that it comes rolled up fairly tight makes it difficult (especially at the ends) to get it to lay flat, and you need to have it lay flat for installation. Follow the instructions and leave the garage door completely closed for at least 24 hours -- I kept weighted boards on both ends of the threshold to keep it from curling up.5) Some adhesive may squeeze out when the threshold is first laid down, and during the 24 hours with the weight of the garage door on it, some additional adhesive may squeeze out. To prevent any excess adhesive adhering to the bottom of the garage door (or garage door seal), I placed aluminum foil along the length of the outside edge of the threshold. Indeed some adhesive did get squeezed out, but the aluminum foil prevented it from sticking to the garage door bottom seal.That's about it. Again, a great product and corrected what had been a longtime, ongoing problem.

was getting a lot of water under my garage door when we got heavy rain with a lot of wind. Installed following directions. very easy about a half hour to hour. Just recently had monster rainfall with heavy wind and not a drop of water under the door. Beware the auto care stripping is very heavy rubber and feels strong, other brands feel much cheaper, spend the little extra and get the auto care product. Comes with adhesive and a very cheap caulk gun the trigger handle bent, oh well I have a good one used the supplied bent it threw it out. I started with one door to test I have three others to do and will use this product.I am driving a tractor and utv, riding mower over this thing, no problems with tearing or cracking, will update if I have any problems

It is important to prepare the surface before applying the adhesive. I scrubbed the concrete with a brush, water and a degreaser (Simple Green). After three years the adhesive still stuck to the concrete but the rubber edging works peeled from the adhesive. I now have to scrape the adhesive from the concrete and buy more adhesive. I expected this to last longer. I wonder if there is a more appropriate adhesive.

The Tsunami Seal worked great. My garage is now water tight. I was initially confused by all of the reviews that said the caulk gun was garbage. It looked good, but I used my other caulk gun to lay down the construction adhesive and it did just fine. I then tried to use the included caulk gun for some light painter's caulk. The trigger bent in half after one squeeze. They should just lower the price of the Tsunami Seal by the $.05 the caulk gun cost and not include it.

Solved a long-standing problem with rain water seeping under roll-up door. This is a solid, hard, rubber strip. 1 tube of adhesive was more than enough for the job. Pressure wash and dry the concrete before putting down. Also helps to have a straight edge to keep the rubber straight when gluing it down since it is flexible.