My old front door (and indeed my mothers front door) had a threshold / sill
which had a metal bar partly recessed into the wood (it protruded a few mm
above the surface of the wood), to help prevent water getting in under the
door. My new front door does not have this and consequently leaks under certain
conditions.

Trouble is I'm not having much luck finding one in my local stores such as B &
Q, so can anyone suggest where I might be able to get one please?

Alternatively I could get an aluminium or brass bar and attempt to recess it
securely into the existing sill myself, but I'm not sure how I might go about
such a task, so any suggestions on this would also be welcome.


Malcolm (Fantrace).

Be happy.

"Malcolm" wrote in message
...
My old front door (and indeed my mothers front door) had a threshold /
sill
which had a metal bar partly recessed into the wood (it protruded a few mm
above the surface of the wood), to help prevent water getting in under the
door. My new front door does not have this and consequently leaks under
certain
conditions.

Trouble is I'm not having much luck finding one in my local stores such as
B &
Q, so can anyone suggest where I might be able to get one please?

Alternatively I could get an aluminium or brass bar and attempt to recess
it
securely into the existing sill myself, but I'm not sure how I might go
about
such a task, so any suggestions on this would also be welcome.


Malcolm (Fantrace).


I don't know where you can get your old front door and yyour Mothers front
door.
Have they been robbed.?
Be happy.

"Malcolm" wrote in message
...
My old front door (and indeed my mothers front door) had a threshold /
sill
which had a metal bar partly recessed into the wood (it protruded a few mm
above the surface of the wood), to help prevent water getting in under the
door. My new front door does not have this and consequently leaks under
certain
conditions.

Trouble is I'm not having much luck finding one in my local stores such as
B &
Q, so can anyone suggest where I might be able to get one please?

Alternatively I could get an aluminium or brass bar and attempt to recess
it
securely into the existing sill myself, but I'm not sure how I might go
about
such a task, so any suggestions on this would also be welcome.


Malcolm (Fantrace).


A Carpet Shop.
Be happy.

What you are after is a stormguard available from most good woodyards with a
door department,you may find them in the sheds but not sure.

In message , Alex
writes
What you are after is a stormguard available from most good woodyards with a
door department,you may find them in the sheds but not sure.


Yes, I was going to recommend them. Yes, sheds certainly sell some of
them.

Rather than just the metal bar these are effectively an aluminium
channel to catch the water with a rubber seal as well. Work very well
against driving wind and rain.

http://www.stormguard.co.uk/
--
Chris French, Leeds

ntispam (Malcolm) wrote in message ...
My old front door (and indeed my mothers front door) had a threshold / sill
which had a metal bar partly recessed into the wood (it protruded a few mm
above the surface of the wood), to help prevent water getting in under the
door. My new front door does not have this and consequently leaks under certain
conditions.

Trouble is I'm not having much luck finding one in my local stores such as B &
Q, so can anyone suggest where I might be able to get one please?

http://www.stormguard.co.uk/ProductsSillSuperseal.html

Surprised you can't find one at B&Q; they're available all over the place

David

Thanks for the suggestions, and indeed some of these Stormguard products are
available at B&Q, but good and suitable as they almost certainly are, they are
not what I'm after. I just want a simple wooden sill with a 5mm or so
protruding bar running down the middle of it. That is what I can't find.

Trouble with the Stormguard products is firstly that they are an ugly (to me
personally) metal sill which I'd rather not have on my doorstep, and secondly
that they (well some of them anyway) are relatively difficult to fit, possibly
requiring removal of the door and/or having to chisel out a complicated profile
at the bottom of the jamb.

They may be much better than the simpler solution I am after, but the problem
isn't too serious and the simple bar should be sufficient. When the door was
fitted we were told that additional weatherproofing at the bottom would not be
necessary and like a fool, I believed the guy. This winter, what water that has
dribbled or been blown into the gap between door and sill has soaked up into
the bottom of the door causing it to swell up and the door to stick.


Malcolm (Fantrace).

Be happy.

On 22 Feb 2004 16:36:34 GMT, ntispam (Malcolm) wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions, and indeed some of these Stormguard products are
available at B&Q, but good and suitable as they almost certainly are, they are
not what I'm after. I just want a simple wooden sill with a 5mm or so
protruding bar running down the middle of it. That is what I can't find.

[T] Howabout a model engineering supplier? They tend to do short
lengths of brass (good), copper (too soft) alloy (cheap) stainless
(best) at *reasonable* prices?

http://www.modeleng.org/supply.htm

All the best ..

T i m