Closing gap under garage door?

[FreeLitres]

Hi all,

I have a gap of approximately 25mm under my garage door which is annoying as leaves and dust constantly blow into the garage. I am looking at sensible ways to close this gap.

Through some internet searches I have found "Weatherstop" which is basically a rubber strip which you glue to the garage floor - this looks like a good solution for me, but the size of gap you can plug with their product is 15mm or 20mm.

Are there any other (fairly tidy) solutions I could consider?

ETA: Apologies for the dull post, but I need this sorting asap as I have a car arriving next weekend!

Edited by FreeLitres on Sunday 13th June 19:35

[neilski]

Get rid of your garage door and buy one that fits,

[FreeLitres]

neilski said:

Get rid of your garage door and buy one that fits,

This would be ideal, but I am looking for a cheaper solution for now. Any ideas?

[focusboy]

A strip of wood that can be driven over, i used a bit of 2*1 before that i screwed to the floor, lip of garage door rests against it and also helps with strength for the bottom lock.

Hth Garry

[retrorider]

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Productinformation/Betterwar...

[Mroad]

Fix a strip of wood to the bottom of the door. Cheap and simple.

[davepoth]

Attach a thick rubber sheet to the bottom of the door I think.

[*Al*]

Yes fit the rubber strip to the door base and also fit a thin strip of wood across the door opening on the floor.This also stops torrential rain entering.

[Wacky Racer]

focusboy said:

A strip of wood that can be driven over, i used a bit of 2*1 before that i screwed to the floor, lip of garage door rests against it and also helps with strength for the bottom lock.

Hth Garry

This.

Cheap and simple.

[Puddenchucker]

Screwfix

[Balmoral Green]

I got a rectangular sheet of wire mesh from a DIY store and cut it into three strips and screwed them to the bottom of the inside of the door. That way the dirt and leaves are kept out, but there is lots of ventilation.

[dylan0451]

Balmoral Green said:

I got a rectangular sheet of wire mesh from a DIY store and cut it into three strips and screwed them to the bottom of the inside of the door. That way the dirt and leaves are kept out, but there is lots of ventilation.

do you cook up a lot of smack in there?

[bazking69]

A length of heavy duty draught excluder glued to the lip of the bottom of the door should do the job.

[Oily Nails]

Go befriend the Local Loner Fat Kid and bribe him with cake to lie against the door gap when it rains.



(this is an expensive option though, as Fat Kids get through a lot of cake)

[dilbert]

Wouldn't it be better to adjust the door properly and put a weather strip at the top?

[odyssey2200]

I managed to find some proper draught excluders that I have fitted to the bottom of the garage door.

They are the full length of the door and I have rivited then to the door.

No more leaves in the garage