My garage door is downhill of a slope and water is leaking in at the bottom
even though the door has a rubbery gasket all along the bottom and it
appears closed.

Do you know if this is a common problem and what the normal remedy might
be?

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Patricia Wilson wrote:
My garage door is downhill of a slope and water is leaking in at the
bottom even though the door has a rubbery gasket all along the bottom
and it appears closed.

Do you know if this is a common problem and what the normal remedy
might be?

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normally there's either a slope, or a french drain, to remove the water. the
seal isn't supposed to be waterproof, but just to keep the bugs out.

On Jan 19, 1:20*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:
My garage door is downhill of a slope and water is leaking in at the bottom
even though the door has a rubbery gasket all along the bottom and it
appears closed.

Do you know if this is a common problem and what the normal remedy might
be?

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The gasket may be just for "weather proofing" and not intended to be
water proof.

There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

That said, depending on how steep the incline is, combined with how
much water comes down, even the garage door threshold kit might not
work.

You may need a drain or diversion system to fix the problem.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:56 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote:

There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

I see options from 30 dollars to 800 dollars!
http://www.carguygarage.com/gadoth.html

There seem to be two related seals:
1. Garage Door bottom seals (mounts on the bottom of the door)
2. Garage Door threshold seals (mount on the garage floor)

The price range for a ten-foot length is huge! Is there a consensus on what
kinds are best?

I'm looking, for starters, at this one from Amazon, in the middle range at
$109 for 16 feet. http://tinyurl.com/ybgvune

Is there a good buying guide that can tell me if PVC is better or worse
than rubber or aluminum or the other squishy materials?

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Patricia Wilson wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:56 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote:

There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

I see options from 30 dollars to 800 dollars!
http://www.carguygarage.com/gadoth.html

There seem to be two related seals:
1. Garage Door bottom seals (mounts on the bottom of the door)
2. Garage Door threshold seals (mount on the garage floor)

The price range for a ten-foot length is huge! Is there a consensus on what
kinds are best?

I'm looking, for starters, at this one from Amazon, in the middle range at
$109 for 16 feet. http://tinyurl.com/ybgvune

Is there a good buying guide that can tell me if PVC is better or worse
than rubber or aluminum or the other squishy materials?

You can try one of those but as others have already said the solution is
to either cut a drain or re-profile the drive so there is not a downhill
slope directly into the garage from the drive.

This should not have been done initially; if the house is new I'd go
back to the contractor for the fix.

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On Jan 19, 1:46*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:56 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote:
There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

I see options from 30 dollars to 800 dollars! http://www.carguygarage.com/gadoth.html

There seem to be two related seals:
1. Garage Door bottom seals (mounts on the bottom of the door)
2. Garage Door threshold seals (mount on the garage floor)

The price range for a ten-foot length is huge! Is there a consensus on what
kinds are best?

I'm looking, for starters, at this one from Amazon, in the middle range at
$109 for 16 feet.http://tinyurl.com/ybgvune

Is there a good buying guide that can tell me if PVC is better or worse
than rubber or aluminum or the other squishy materials?

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"a piece that goes on the door and a piece that goes on the door"

My bad... I meant to say "a piece that goes on the *floor* and a piece
that goes on the door", not door and door.

"30 dollars to 800 dollars"

I guess it depends on the traffic, the amount of water, the condition
of the floor, the uneveness of the gap, etc. etc. etc.

Far too many variables for us to make the decision for you.

Why not call/visit a couple of local garage door repair places and ask
their opinion? Bring along some pictures, maybe showing some water,
but definitely showing the condition of the floor where the door
closes and the steepness of the incline, etc.

Good luck!

On Jan 19, 1:55*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jan 19, 1:46*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:





On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:56 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote:
There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

I see options from 30 dollars to 800 dollars! http://www.carguygarage..com/gadoth.html

There seem to be two related seals:
1. Garage Door bottom seals (mounts on the bottom of the door)
2. Garage Door threshold seals (mount on the garage floor)

The price range for a ten-foot length is huge! Is there a consensus on what
kinds are best?

I'm looking, for starters, at this one from Amazon, in the middle range at
$109 for 16 feet.http://tinyurl.com/ybgvune

Is there a good buying guide that can tell me if PVC is better or worse
than rubber or aluminum or the other squishy materials?

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"a piece that goes on the door and a piece that goes on the door"

My bad... I meant to say "a piece that goes on the *floor* and a piece
that goes on the door", not door and door.

"30 dollars to 800 dollars"

I guess it depends on the traffic, the amount of water, the condition
of the floor, the uneveness of the gap, etc. etc. etc.

Far too many variables for us to make the decision for you.

Why not call/visit a couple of local garage door repair places and ask
their opinion? Bring along some pictures, maybe showing some water,
but definitely showing the condition of the floor where the door
closes and the steepness of the incline, etc.

Good luck!- Hide quoted text -

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There is not going to be any real satisfactory solution to sealing the
bottom of the door. The intent of the gasket is just to keep out
occasional water that splashes against it. The water needs to drain
away from the door. If the drive in front of the door does not slope
away that needs to be fixed. If just too much water is splashing
against the door then a gutter on the roof above is probably needed.

On Jan 19, 2:11*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Jan 19, 1:55*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Jan 19, 1:46*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:30:56 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03 wrote:
There are "garage door threshold" kits that have a piece that goes on
the door and a piece that goes on the door which claim to stop water
infiltration. Google "garage door threshold" for options.

I see options from 30 dollars to 800 dollars! http://www.carguygarage.com/gadoth.html

There seem to be two related seals:
1. Garage Door bottom seals (mounts on the bottom of the door)
2. Garage Door threshold seals (mount on the garage floor)

The price range for a ten-foot length is huge! Is there a consensus on what
kinds are best?

I'm looking, for starters, at this one from Amazon, in the middle range at
$109 for 16 feet.http://tinyurl.com/ybgvune

Is there a good buying guide that can tell me if PVC is better or worse
than rubber or aluminum or the other squishy materials?

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"a piece that goes on the door and a piece that goes on the door"

My bad... I meant to say "a piece that goes on the *floor* and a piece
that goes on the door", not door and door.

"30 dollars to 800 dollars"

I guess it depends on the traffic, the amount of water, the condition
of the floor, the uneveness of the gap, etc. etc. etc.

Far too many variables for us to make the decision for you.

Why not call/visit a couple of local garage door repair places and ask
their opinion? Bring along some pictures, maybe showing some water,
but definitely showing the condition of the floor where the door
closes and the steepness of the incline, etc.

Good luck!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

There is not going to be any real satisfactory solution to sealing the
bottom of the door. *The intent of the gasket is just to keep out
occasional water that splashes against it. *The water needs to drain
away from the door. *If the drive in front of the door does not slope
away that needs to be fixed. *If just too much water is splashing
against the door then a gutter on the roof above is probably needed.- Hide quoted text -

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Exactly. Even if you could block the water, instead of running into
the garage, it's going to pool just outside the door. Either the
outside grading needs to be changed, or you could install a channel
drain that goes across the apron in front of the door. The water in
the channel then gets drained away, preferly by gravity to a lower
discharge area or if not via sump pump. The later obviously has it's
own pitfalls.

On Jan 19, 1:20*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:
My garage door is downhill of a slope and water is leaking in at the bottom
even though the door has a rubbery gasket all along the bottom and it
appears closed.

Do you know if this is a common problem and what the normal remedy might
be?

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Your problem is grading, not gaskets. The terraine should slope away
from the structure. As long as the elevation decreases as it
approaches the garage, water will find a way in, and the band aides
you are looking at will not work.

Joe G

On Jan 19, 2:56*pm, GROVER wrote:
On Jan 19, 1:20*pm, Patricia Wilson wrote:

My garage door is downhill of a slope and water is leaking in at the bottom
even though the door has a rubbery gasket all along the bottom and it
appears closed.

Do you know if this is a common problem and what the normal remedy might
be?

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Your problem is grading, not gaskets. The *terraine should slope away
from the structure. As long as the elevation decreases as it
approaches the garage, *water will find a way in, and the band aides
you are looking at will not work.

Joe G

How deep does the water get outside the door when it gets inside the
garage. if it just seeps into the garage, the thresholding idea will
help. If it gets more than 1/2 inch deep, it will just come in over
the threshold every time you open the door. If you have a caulking
gun, no need to buy a kit, just buy the threshold and suggest edhesive
locally.