Thread: Snow in units - Any solutions?

We have blinding winds that blow snow into the units. We have sealed the top of the door with brush seals but snow still got inside some units from the side of the doors. Will brush seals work on the sides? Concern because of the shape of the door may still let snow in?

HI Marc,

Brush seals on the sides can help (although nothing in a blizzard is certain). If you are interested in getting brush seals from Trachte/Trac-Rite send a message to custserv@trachte.com noting the door size and qty of doors you want to apply them to, or call 800 356-5824 and ask for customer service.

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Depending on site layout, a snow fence could also help.

Steve Hajewski
Trachte Building Systems
Marketing Manager

Originally Posted by marcgoodin

We have blinding winds that blow snow into the units. We have sealed the top of the door with brush seals but snow still got inside some units from the side of the doors. Will brush seals work on the sides? Concern because of the shape of the door may still let snow in?

I haven't tried these guys but storage door curtains seem like a novel idea and should totally work ...

http://www.storagedoorcurtains.com/

What is "SNOW"???
It's 81 degrees today..............

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Thanks you everyone for input. And for those of you who live in florida ( I am in Sarasota FL) here is what snow looks like at a self storage haha

We have had snow in units in the past, but the when it melts it just melts onto the rain lip.

Hi Marcgoodin,

We have terrible wind and (sometimes) snow several feet deep in the winter. All our doors have the rubber guard along the top, brush guards down the sides, and a rubber seal at the bottom. For the last 2 winters, we have not had any snow in any of our units.

I think the brush seals on the sides help, but I think the key is the rubber seal along the bottom. Do your doors have that?

Take care,

Jim

Hi Jim,

we have rubber seals at the bottom. just added brush seals at the top and now we are going to add brush seals on each side.

Installation of brush seals and draft stops can also be a factor FYI.

Install the brushes or draft stop too tight to the door, and it can make it hard to operate. Install it too far away from the door and it becomes ineffective. Also, the rubber draft stop can, over time, sag a little especially in very hot climates.

They should help though if properly installed. Good news is that you can add them without interior access to the units, and if need be you can always back out the screws and fine tune them easily enough.

Steve

Originally Posted by marcgoodin

Hi Jim,

we have rubber seals at the bottom. just added brush seals at the top and now we are going to add brush seals on each side.

Marc,

We found that having brush guards for our storage units in the Pacific Northwest still allows for dust and air entry so I would assume snow will still penetrate the brush guard. We did develop and Weathrized Door Curtain for our storage facility which has eliminated the problem all together. While our product was not developed originally for snow stoppage, it does accomplish such. We will be at the ISS show in April with a booth and a speaking seminar if you plan on being there.