On Jan 22, 10:43*am, AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:21 +0000 (UTC), HerHusband wrote:
I have installed several prehung exterior steel entry doors over the last
few years, and virtually all of them have minor leaks somewhere around the
bottom. *The first was the entry door to our garage, which has now rotted
and will need replacing this summer. Obviously, I don't want any other
doors to rot like the first one, or worse yet cause structural damage to
the buildings.

The problem isn't the door; *it is drainage around it. *It is obviously
sitting in a puddle at times.

Build up the soil around it so water flows away. *You may have to put
in a stoop or sculpt the lawn.

Not build up the soil, but remove some of the soil!