"Noozer" wrote in message
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Howdy!

My garage always gets water into it when we have rain or a snow melt and I
was wondering what do to about it...

The contractor who poured our pad did not put any slope on it, so water
just
comes in around the doors or from the car and sits on the floor instead of
running back out.

Also, the 2x6 walls don't appear to have any gasket material under the
bottom plate. The walls are still empty - no insulation or drywall over
them. Outside is sheathed and covered in vinyl siding.

The pad is 24'x32' and we've got three single doors on the north side.

Is there any way to keep the water from coming in the doors that won't
interfere with their operation?

Is having no gasket under the bottom plate a big issue or will sealing
along
the inside seam with caulk take care of the small amounts of water we get
in
under the walls? The pad is very close to ground level so it doesn't take
much snow for the melt to come under the walls. Rain isn't much of an
issue.

Any suggestions are appreciated!



A bit unusual to pour a slab, meant for a building, not to be 6" above grade
for the finish surface at its lowest point. Read over your replies to
others. The slab is about 4 years old. Yet, the garage was built 1.5 years
ago. In the interim, between the garage slab and the garage building
erection, something may have happened. An overzealouz landscaper may have
added topsoil, and as a consequence, the lack of above ground clearance as
an example.. This is not the fault of the contractor who built the garage.
If the slab holds the same top surface to soil grade as when is was poured,
there may be a detail or two that the slab contractor and owner failed to
communicate to each other.

Slab sounds like a basic flat, level +/- 1/8". No provision for a car to
drive into, no downsloped apron. So, don't see any problem except that what
was allowed by the person who orginally contracted the slab.

#15 building felt is commonly used under the bottom (sill) plate before
erecting the walls. Gonna be fun trying to get that under there now.

Vinyl siding is loosely attached to walls. Was not meant to keep out water
in the form of melted snow pressed against the vinyl siding. Its needs a
continuous vapor barrier between the vinyl siding and the sheathing.