Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? RTV ? Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

Bob wrote:

Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

-snip-
How do yhou folks handle this ?

My fix would involve digging and concrete work. How much digging,
and how much concrete work depends on what part of the world I was in,
and how much water I was trying to divert. If you really think 1
1/2" is necessary- I suspect a lot of digging and a lot of concrete.

Jim

On Mar 17, 12:30*pm, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? *RTV ? *Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. *Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks *handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

Try he

http://tinyurl.com/yc595fs

In ,
Bob typed:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water
always comes into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something
similar, that can be fastened to the area under the
overhead garrage door to keep the water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do
the job.
The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the
concrete floor rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? RTV ? Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the
bottom strip of the garage door so that when it comes down
the rubber strip thereon would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than
normal to effect a decent seal. Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

They make a rubber door "gasket" that will accomplish a fairly good job, but
it isn't watertight if the water is standing and doesn't run off and awy
from the door somehow. There are two hardnesses; the softer seems to work
the best. They're sold at most any home supplies store; Lowes, Tru Value,
etc. etc.. Sometimes they're seasonal items though.
It fastens to the bottom of the door, on the edge that comes in contact
with the floor. It's abount an inch thick and 2 1/2" wide and sticks out a
little beyond the door with a lip that presses down pretty well. Seal where
it contacts the door to prevent water seepage into wood or corroding metal
doors.

In my case the cement is nearly perfectly smooth where the rubber on the
door comes in contact with the cement so I actually do get an almost perfect
water seal. But there is no standing water there; it runs off to the side
after collecting at the door itself.

HTH,

Twayne`
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In ,
Bob typed:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water
always comes into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something
similar, that can be fastened to the area under the
overhead garrage door to keep the water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do
the job.
The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the
concrete floor rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? RTV ? Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the
bottom strip of the garage door so that when it comes down
the rubber strip thereon would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than
normal to effect a decent seal. Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

I suppose another option might be to put in a "speed bump" just outside the
door but you'd have to be juming it everytime you went in or out.

How about adding surfacing material, cement, asphalt, whatever, to bring it
up to grade so the water runs off it before getting to the door?

HTH,

Twayne`

--
Newsgroups are great places to get assistance.
But always verify important information with
other sources to be certain you have a clear
understanding of it and that it is accurate.

On Mar 17, 11:30*am, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? *RTV ? *Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. *Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks *handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

Try a seal as noted above, but don't be disappointed if it is only
partially successful. Many of us have had the water fighting problem,
and eventually wound up with a diversion scheme to keep it away from
the garage. Solved my problem with a laser level and a shovel.
Thankfully, no concrete involved.

Joe

On Mar 17, 12:30*pm, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? *RTV ? *Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. *Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks *handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

You can't seal the bottom of a garage door. It'll never happen. If
your driveway slopes all the way to the door then you need one of
those strip drains about a foot from the front the outside of the
door. Go all the way across.

On Mar 17, 1:20*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 17, 12:30*pm, Bob wrote:



Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? *RTV ? *Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. *Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks *handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob

You can't seal the bottom of a garage door. *It'll never happen. *If
your driveway slopes all the way to the door then you need one of
those strip drains about a foot from the front the outside of the
door. *Go all the way across.

==
Exactly...I used a trench across the width of the driveway filled with
coarse gravel. Anywhere from 8 to 12 inch width trench should do and
it doesn't need to be that deep either. Put a retainer at each end of
the trench to keep the gravel from washing out but still allow the
water to drain.

Sure saves cleaning up a soggy mess all of the time.
==

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:28:41 -0700, Roy wrote:
Exactly...I used a trench across the width of the driveway filled with
coarse gravel. Anywhere from 8 to 12 inch width trench should do and it
doesn't need to be that deep either. Put a retainer at each end of the
trench to keep the gravel from washing out but still allow the water to
drain.

I used to see ones all the time overseas that had a trench about 4" wide
and 4" deep with a lip to it, and silver metal grills laid on top. Each
grille had lots of slits about 1/2 wide in it. Each was just a couple of
feet long, and they just sat in there so they could be easily lifted (I
suppose the trench fills with leaves and dirt and needs scraping every
few years).

Problem is, I don't know where you buy them in the US (if that's where
the OP is) - I've been looking out for them for a while.

cheers

Jules

On Mar 17, 4:02*pm, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:28:41 -0700, Roy wrote:
Exactly...I used a trench across the width of the driveway filled with
coarse gravel. Anywhere from 8 to 12 inch width trench should do and it
doesn't need to be that deep either. Put a retainer at each end of the
trench to keep the gravel from washing out but still allow the water to
drain.

I used to see ones all the time overseas that had a trench about 4" wide
and 4" deep with a lip to it, and silver metal grills laid on top. Each
grille had lots of slits about 1/2 wide in it. Each was just a couple of
feet long, and they just sat in there so they could be easily lifted (I
suppose the trench fills with leaves and dirt and needs scraping every
few years).

Problem is, I don't know where you buy them in the US (if that's where
the OP is) - I've been looking out for them for a while.

cheers

Jules

Have you Googled "trench covers"?

One example...

http://tinyurl.com/trench-cover

or:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...58HMW2PVA6ZPBH

Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have a sloping driveway, and, of course, heavy rain water always comes
into the garage.

Was wondering if anyone makes a rubber strip, or something similar, that
can be fastened to the area under the overhead garrage door to keep the
water out ?

My guess is that 1.5" or so in height would be enough to do the job.

The real problem I would think is how to fasten it to the concrete floor
rigidly and securely.

Any thoughts ? RTV ? Or,..."

Or might it be a better approach to just fasten as the bottom strip of
the garage door so that when it comes down the rubber strip thereon
would seal well.

Guess the door would need much more downward force than normal to effect
a decent seal. Thoughts ?

How do yhou folks handle this ?
Any products you can recommend ?

Thanks,
bob
I had this problem in my last house, but it was not bad. If you type in
"Home Improvements Catalog" in a search engine, and then type in, "
Garage Door Threshold Seal" it will show you what I used. It worked
like a charm, but please keep in mind that in nine years, I only got
water in my garage twice.

Let us know what remedy you decided on. Good luck.

I would not expect to seal it. Water had a habit of finding its
way past seals. If the natural flow does not take the water away from
where you don't want it, I doubt if you can seal it out. You need to
provide drainage.

Good Luck

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:53 -0700, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Problem is, I don't know where you buy them in the US (if that's where
the OP is) - I've been looking out for them for a while.

Have you Googled "trench covers"?

Those are them! I've never seen them in use anywhere around here, and
none of the usual hardware/DIY places seem to carry them.

I like those Amazon ones - useful that they come with the channel too, to
save on concrete casting headaches. Price for that three-pack isn't bad,
either - although I'm not sure what shipping costs would be (I assume the
covers are metal and heavy)

cheers

Jules

Jules Richardson wrote the following:
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:53 -0700, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Problem is, I don't know where you buy them in the US (if that's where
the OP is) - I've been looking out for them for a while.

Have you Googled "trench covers"?


Those are them! I've never seen them in use anywhere around here, and
none of the usual hardware/DIY places seem to carry them.

I like those Amazon ones - useful that they come with the channel too, to
save on concrete casting headaches. Price for that three-pack isn't bad,
either - although I'm not sure what shipping costs would be (I assume the
covers are metal and heavy)

cheers

Jules

It says in the box on the upper right where the "Add to Cart" button is,
that it is $8.66.
The 3 pack at $91.96 is $17.53 shipping.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On Mar 17, 8:25*pm, willshak wrote:
Jules Richardson wrote the following:



On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:53 -0700, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Problem is, I don't know where you buy them in the US (if that's where
the OP is) - I've been looking out for them for a while.

Have you Googled "trench covers"?

Those are them! I've never seen them in use anywhere around here, and
none of the usual hardware/DIY places seem to carry them.

I like those Amazon ones - useful that they come with the channel too, to
save on concrete casting headaches. Price for that three-pack isn't bad,
either - although I'm not sure what shipping costs would be (I assume the
covers are metal and heavy)

cheers

Jules

It says in the box on the upper right where the "Add to Cart" button is,
that it is $8.66.
The 3 pack at $91.96 is $17.53 shipping.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Our lowes has the plastic ones and channels for them.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:20:52 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote:
Our lowes has the plastic ones and channels for them.

Hmm, we're getting a Menards in town sometime soon - maybe they'll have
them, too... (not sure where my nearest Lowes is)

(oh, and thanks to Bill for spotting the shipping cost - I'd glanced over
all the numbers, but they'd put that one in gray on light blue and I
missed it!)

cheers

Jules