John P
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 11:57 AM |
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How can I stop Rain blowing under the Garage Door
The front of my garage is always wet where rain blows under the door.
I'm sure I've seen an advert for a rubber strip which fits along the botton of the door rather like a draft excluder.
Does anyone know who sells these?
John.
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jambojeef
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:07 PM |
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My old man made a little concrete bump which sits just behind the garage door to try and keep the rain out...
Think it was an 'end of the tether' solution to be honest but it works!
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:10 PM |
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You could build a little lip of concrete just inside the door. Or a small (half inch x half inch?) piece of angle iron fixed to the floor? Either
would stop normal rain from coming in, but wouldn't be much hassle for driving over.
Alternatively, if it's only a smlll gap under the door, how about going to a scrappy and liberating a door seal - you know, the one with the
grippy U profile + a sort of rubber tube on the outside.
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greggors84
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:17 PM |
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Woolies trim might have something your looking for.
Link
Chris
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coozer
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:24 PM |
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I've got a Henderson sectional that has rubber trim all round and a nice thick (100mm?) 'bumber' at the bottom that seals even
though the floor is a bit uneven.
You could aslo move somewhere where it doesnt rain??
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:33 PM |
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A locost solution (depending of course on the garage door) is to nail some carpet to the back of the door at the bottom 
Roadkill - Lee
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:35 PM |
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screw some rubber to the back of the door
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James
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:38 PM |
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ScrewFix do one. It's about 2.5m long (can be cut down!) and you screw/rivet it to the bottom of door.
Not got round to fitting mine yet... but it looks like it'll work.
HTH,
James
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Colnago_Man
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 12:46 PM |
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I used a length of Damp Proof Course (split lenght ways so its about 2 inches long) bonded onto the bottom of the garage, worked perfectly and wont
rot.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 03:05 PM |
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I bought two lengths of standard door brush strip which work brilliantly. They also keep the heat in when you fire up the garage heater.
Cheesr
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andyps
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 03:15 PM |
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I have heard of carpet etc. freezing and the door not being openable. I screwed a piece of wood across my floor just inside the door with a bead of
silicon sealant under it. Bit of a pain when pushing a car across it, but otherwise works Ok and easier than concrete.
Andy
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 03:25 PM |
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Pirelli webbing
It's the rubber stuff that gives seats 'suspension'
It's cheap, buy it by the metre and works, I used it some years back very successfully.
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miegru
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 03:56 PM |
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All the above solution are for closing the gap. If that's ok; good. If you want too keep some gap for ventilation (like if you have a pre-fab
box with no ventilation except round the door) I would cut a small canal just inside the garage. 1cm wide and 1.5 cm deep (v-shape should do it if you
can link it to a lower point outside. 20minutes work with an axle grinder.
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PeterW
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 04:20 PM |
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I used this stuff
here and its great
No water ingress, even with a sloping driveway
Cheers
Peter
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Avoneer
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 06:19 PM |
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1 length of 2x1" wood has been fine on my last two garage floors (just behind the door).
Siliconed and screwed with rawl plugs to the floor and the painted.
Should cost less than £5 all in.
Good to rest the ramps against as well so they don't slip.
Pat...
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zetec7
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| posted on 21/2/07 at 09:29 PM |
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Of course, if you want a truly LOCOST way of fixing it...try lookng for a commercial building in your area that's being remodeled. Lots of
commercial buildings have wall moldings (at the floor) made of rubber, usually 2-3" high. A chunk of that could probably be had for
free...screw it onto the bottom of the garage door, and problem is gone...
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geoff shep
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| posted on 22/2/07 at 06:34 PM |
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Ditto Avoneer - cheap and cheerful. It makes sweeping out slightly more inconvenient but works remarkably well.
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