We have just noticed a wet patch along the bottom edge of the door frame on the wooden floorboards. Any idea where this could be coming from??? The wet patch appeared when we had a good dosing of rain a few days again and it only seems to persist when it rains.
Mandy xxx
Lol, it only leaks when it rains
, the amount of times i've heard this, still makes me chuckle.
Ok where to start...
1/ Was the door locked with the handle pulled up to engage the locks and compress the rubbers? If it was only latched then i would expect any pvc door to leak there.
2/ Open the door and look along the bottom of the frame, about 100mm in from each side you should see a slot cut into the plastic, this is a drainage slot, these
NEED to be clear of crud or will block up, test by tipping half a cup of water around each, if not blocked you should see it drain outside across the cill. If blocked then use stiff wire or pipe cleaners (remember them
), hoover or blow out.
3/ Is there enough compression on the rubbers when the handle is lifted, try a sheet of paper, trap it in the door and frame and pull it out, you want some resistance when pulling, the more the better, if none or very little then this could be the cause but drainage slots should do their job here.
4/ Has the rubber come away from the frame, people always stand on the threshold and the rubbers always wear here first or even come out of the groove. Also check the joint in this rubber is at the top (in the middle usually), a gap in the joint at the bottom
WILL let water in
5/ Do you have a drip mold along the bottom edge of the door, when shut this kicks water over the bottom of the frame, water would otherwise sit on the rubbers and eventually creep through but again drainage slots should cope with this.
