concrete threshold (Ed.)

[bilbo28]

i have a side door into my garage, and it lets in water (lots of water). i want to put a thresher across, i wonder would a concrete one do the job, and how do i do it.
i have block paving. down , (i didn't put this down ) i think it slopes very slightly to the garage,from the blocks to the door is approx 6 inches.
can some one explain how to do it. or a alternative.

Thank you.

 

[StephenStephen]

You might want to describe it as a threshold, otherwise people might ignore the post, thinking that you're talking about some kind of obscure hybrid building/agriculture equipment....

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Add some photos.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Photos would help. Your block paving, or a step, needs to fall away from the garage door. The door needs a weather bar at the bottom to direct rainwater. Does the door frame currently have any kind of threshold at the bottom?

 

[bilbo28]

Sorry about the title , its' a threshold. i am attaching photos'. the black piece you see is my attempt at a THRESHOLD
a length of hardwood covered in a piece of damp proof . not very successful. you can see the blocks the are about i/4 inch above concrete.
without my threshold it just goes right into the garage. in fact with my threshold it goes right into the garage. any advice would be welcome.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

If the blocks are above the concrete slab, and the blocks naturally drain towards the concrete slab, then you will get lots of water in there. A suggestion I could make, is to add a channel between slab and blocks, to collect the water, before it gets onto the slab - always providing it would have somewhere to drain, if you did that. You could test the principle, by just removing some of those blocks.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

One of these...

Garage Door Floor Threshold Weather Seal Heavy Duty Rubber Draught Excluder UK | eBay

★Easy to use★: Our seals are quick and easy to install. When properly installed, this threshold will not crack, dry out, crack or dislodge. Type: Threshold Seal. Model: Threshold Seal. 1x Threshold Seal.

www.ebay.co.uk

Intended for a garage (car) door, but could be cut to length for your side door.

Not necessarily this seller, lots are available, usually includes a tube of thick black goo to seal it in.

 

[bilbo28]

thanks for you reply's has given some ideas'

 

[JohnD]

I site-cast one for my garage personal door in concrete, but it is not as hard and smooth as a factory-made one. Presumably they are vibrated and hydraulically pressed for maximum density and cohesion.

 

[noseall]

Put a door frame in with a sill.

 

[bilbo28]

unfortunately it,s not my property so i can;t do any alterations but i can put some sort of a sill /threshold in.
i dont know if a rubber strip would be the answer , a concrete one would work better for me .(less cost).
and something i could do myself. it is just knowing how to go about it.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

If you form something in concrete/mortar there's a good chance it will crack and fall off.