DIY advice - weatherproofing back door

[Spinney]

The back door lets in water when the wind blows the rain against it - unfortunately this door faces the direction of the prevailing winds! I think it may at one time have had some kind of rubber strip mounted on the threshold (rather than on the door). The door opens inwards, and in cross section looks something like this:

The groove in the threshold looks as if it is meant to take a strip like the one in this photo:

But I can't find anything like this on the internet (it may be a case of not knowing the name for it!).

Any suggestions? I've come across all sorts of expensive and fancy threshold weatherproofing stuff, but I'm looking for a relatively cheap and easy to fit solution that does the job.

 

[classic33]

@Spinney Something like these
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?fh_search=door sealing strip

 

[Spinney]

@Spinney Something like these
http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?fh_search=door sealing strip

I've looked at screwfix, but most of those have to be fastened to the vertical surface of the door - so for my door this would be on the inside. As it is to keep the rain out, rather than just being a draught proofing strip, I think it needs to be nearer to the outside than that.

 

[TissoT]

Thats right it would of had a plastic rebate strip in at one point ...
Unless you can source one ... back to a thresha...
Would put a low level access sill on.. you would need 25mm clearance from sill to the door ....
Or get a 12 mm x 22mm (door is 45mm) piece of timber and glue it back into the rebate of the door .. and drop the
rain mould flush with the bottom of the door (joiner)

 

[Spinney]

Thats right it would of had a plastic rebate strip in at one point ...
Unless you can source one ... back to a thresha...
Would put a low level access sill on.. you would need 25mm clearance for sill to the door ....
Or get a 12 mm x 22mm (door is 45mm) piece of timber and glue it back in the rebate of the door .. and drop the
rain mould flush with the bottom of the door (joiner)

That might be best, thanks, if I can't find a rebate strip (no luck, even knowing what it is called!) - assuming I can unscrew the rain mould (that's the thingy sticking out at the bottom of the door, yes?)

 

[TissoT]

That might be best, thanks, if I can't find a rebate strip (no luck, even knowing what it is called!) - assuming I can unscrew the rain mould (that's the thingy sticking out at the bottom of the door, yes?)

Yes ... The rain mould could be screwed on .. you would see the screws in the moulded part of it ... if not they will have pinned and glued on....The frame would of been manufactured with the plactic
rebate strip in ... it would take some tracking down ... you would need to ask some one who
has a joinery shop (some one who makes timber doors windows staircases) they may have
one laying around in the shop ..

 

[Mark Grant]

If you can't get the proper plastic strip you could probably pick up a strip of aluminium from B&Q or somewhere similar. Stick it in with some no-nails.

 

[classic33]

http://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/...dows/threshold_and_draught_seals/61/water_bar

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I would take the rain deflector off the door and move it up 20mm or so and fit an Exitex MDS80 threshold , the door will need trimming off the bottom another 8mm according to your drawing (google Exitex distributers for a local one as Exitex are Irish)

Web site http://www.exitex.com/WeatherBars/wbProducts.aspx?Type=weatherbar&Display=Weatherbars

 

[steve52]

if the door opens inwards why not fit a strip of plywood into the rebate protruding a few mm to stop the water flowing in?

 

[MontyVeda]

If you can't get the proper plastic strip you could probably pick up a strip of aluminium from B&Q or somewhere similar. Stick it in with some no-nails.

that's what I'd do... my local Wickes have a better range of steel and alu profile than my local B&Q*.

*in fact my local B&Q don't have many at all.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Well, this thread wasn't at all what I was expecting.

 

[Inthecup]

I would take the rain deflector off the door and move it up 20mm or so and fit an Exitex MDS80 threshold , the door will need trimming off the bottom another 8mm according to your drawing (google Exitex distributers for a local one as Exitex are Irish)

Web site http://www.exitex.com/WeatherBars/wbProducts.aspx?Type=weatherbar&Display=Weatherbars

+1 for this. You can also get them with a sill (rain mould) that attaches to the door if you take off the existing and I think requires around 30mm clearance to the underside of the door (joiner).

 

[Spinney]

Thanks all!

@classic33 - that might work!

I was hoping to find a solution that didn't involve taking wood off the bottom of the door! I might try the simple solutions first, then go for the more expensive/complex ones if that doesn't work.

There is a tiled floor inside, so it doesn't matter too much if the odd bit of water gets in - it's just with the gale-blown winds over Xmas there was rather more than a few drops getting in!

 

[DiddlyDodds]

If you have tiles on the inside the first thing i would do is fit a rubber seal like this on the inside of the door, best ones are for garage doors.