How To Stop Water From Coming Under Your Garage Door

By making a few changes to the garage and the area around it you can prevent water from entering your garage again.

How to stop water from coming under your garage door.

Insert a drain in front of the garage to soak away excess water. Install new gutters along the edges of the garage roof and. Raise the concrete towards the garage door to create a lip. Install a flood barrier.

The garage door threshold seal creates a tight seal for your garage door which will keep leaves dirt water and snow from being blown under the garage door by the wind. You might have as much as a 1 8 inch gap between the door and the frame and the door and threshold allowing drafts and sometimes even rain to enter. Though the solution is more expensive and time consuming it s worthwhile as it can prevent major water damage in the potential future. Therefore adding gutters to your garage can potentially solve the issue of rainwater that s seeping under the door and appears to come in from the roof of the garage.

Remove the old door sweep or bottom weatherstrip from the bottom of your door. Both are types of seals that among other things keep water from coming in under your door. Adding guttering to your garage can solve the problem if the rainwater that s seeping under the door is coming from the garage roof. Insert a rubber water stop to provide a raised lip.

Tall barrier to the garage floor. Your home s front door should keep out the elements but sometimes the weatherstripping around it is poor damaged or nonexistent. Install a sandless sandbag such as the osmo flood barrier.