AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:30:22 -0600, Red Green wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote in
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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.

Is it on an eave side where the water splashes up? If so, you need to
stop the water from splashing or stop it from running off the roof so
intensely. Mulch may be a quick half effort thing but that may get washed
away and/or dragged in the garage and/or just look like crap.

Can a rain diverter be put under the shingles above? Certainly would help
minimize splashing.

They're called gutters.

Actually, they are called roofs or awnings. This is one of the things we
lost when deep covered porches went away. Exterior doors really need an
overhang over them. They also need a step down in front of them, so
there is no ponding at threshold level. My garage service door has same
problem, but I won't replace it until I figure out how to lay some
pavers in front of it a couple inches lower than threshold level, and
maybe also add a little eyebrow awning over it that doesn't look TOO
tacky. Front door needs a roof too, but short of adding an actual
dormer to the house roof, no way to do it that would look right. Top of
door is only a couple inches below the soffit. Overhangs on that part of
the house are only 18" or so, instead of the 36" they should have been.

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