dammit
22nd September 2019, 01:06 PM
Hi all
My back door is getting a bucketload of water coming under it in the rain. Water hits the door, runs down it and then hits the floorboards which extend out beyond the external door face, and water runs straight under the door !
I just bought a cheapo awning/canopy to install over the top to try and stop this, LINK (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Instahut-1m-x-2m-DIY-Window-Door-Awning-Canopy-Patio-UV-Rain-Sun-Shield-BROWN/351439534708?hash=item51d36dba74:g:H0QAAOSwUaVdNq~6:sc:AU_StandardDelivery!2232!AU!-1) but figure I should also try and seal under the door somehow aswell? Is that needed or should the awning block the water (it is a 1m protrusion). The direction is southerly so it does get a lot of wind+rain from that way.
Obv it will be a slight trip hazard but there's a big step there to outside anyway and would rather that than water puddles on my kitchen floor.
The current gap under the door is 5mm one side, 10mm another side. Door is 810mm. Should I be buying something like a raven RP112 (http://www.raven.com.au/domino/raven/ravenweb.nsf/prod3-v/055) ? Although they seem to cost $100+ :( The trouble is the floorboards extend 130mm beyond the door face externally, so need something long enough to not allow water to drop beyond the door sill and go underneath it?
I am not a very handy person so the easier option the better.
Photos here to show what I mean:
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thank you for your help!
My back door is getting a bucketload of water coming under it in the rain. Water hits the door, runs down it and then hits the floorboards which extend out beyond the external door face, and water runs straight under the door !
I just bought a cheapo awning/canopy to install over the top to try and stop this, LINK (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Instahut-1m-x-2m-DIY-Window-Door-Awning-Canopy-Patio-UV-Rain-Sun-Shield-BROWN/351439534708?hash=item51d36dba74:g:H0QAAOSwUaVdNq~6:sc:AU_StandardDelivery!2232!AU!-1) but figure I should also try and seal under the door somehow aswell? Is that needed or should the awning block the water (it is a 1m protrusion). The direction is southerly so it does get a lot of wind+rain from that way.
Obv it will be a slight trip hazard but there's a big step there to outside anyway and would rather that than water puddles on my kitchen floor.
The current gap under the door is 5mm one side, 10mm another side. Door is 810mm. Should I be buying something like a raven RP112 (http://www.raven.com.au/domino/raven/ravenweb.nsf/prod3-v/055) ? Although they seem to cost $100+ :( The trouble is the floorboards extend 130mm beyond the door face externally, so need something long enough to not allow water to drop beyond the door sill and go underneath it?
I am not a very handy person so the easier option the better.
Photos here to show what I mean:
461664
461665
461666
thank you for your help!