door leaks...

Kristie · 12-08-2007, 12:15 PM

We're having a problem with our upstairs bedroom french doors (now that it's been raining)... one of them at the bottom is leaking through and getting our carpet, pad & flooring (wood) underneath all wet...

Does anyone have a hubby or know someone who would know how and/or what we need to do to fix the problem? i have no idea where to start... if we need to replace the entire door frame along with the carpeting/pad/wood underneath or if we just need to replace the pad/rubber thing at the bottom or what?

czechmate · 12-08-2007, 03:07 PM

DH is NOT an expert but he says to check which way the water drains (toward the door or away), the sweep of the door, and if there is any caulking or sealer that might be cracked or peeled away and allowing rain to come in.

I'm really no help but I hope you get taken care of -- Good luck.

Jen

Hokuspocus · 12-08-2007, 03:26 PM

Hey I asked dh and he said that the rubber seal at the bottem of the door and the one between the two doors might be dried out (because of lack of humidity) and if you replace them it should stop leaking..hopefully...

katbuad · 12-08-2007, 06:17 PM

No help with the leak, but would suggest putting a fan directly on the carpet and leaving it on for a long while even after the carpet feels dry. If the padding and wood stays wet, it will start to grow mold. BIG PROBLEM!!

Kristie · 12-09-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Hokuspocus

Hey I asked dh and he said that the rubber seal at the bottem of the door and the one between the two doors might be dried out (because of lack of humidity) and if you replace them it should stop leaking..hopefully...

that's what i was thinking too...just the rubber sealer needs to be replaced.

but i also tend to wonder if the wood underneath needs to be replaced since it's had a lot of moisture on it.

Luckily, in AZ.. things dry really fast so we hardly ever have mold problems

Hokuspocus · 12-09-2007, 12:13 PM

It probably couldn't hurt to replace it too!

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czechmate Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hebron, KY Posts: 552 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: door leaks... DH is NOT an expert but he says to check which way the water drains (toward the door or away), the sweep of the door, and if there is any caulking or sealer that might be cracked or peeled away and allowing rain to come in. I'm really no help but I hope you get taken care of -- Good luck. Jen

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Hokuspocus Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 341 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: door leaks... Hey I asked dh and he said that the rubber seal at the bottem of the door and the one between the two doors might be dried out (because of lack of humidity) and if you replace them it should stop leaking..hopefully... __________________ http://spyviewacres.blogspot.com/ <----The house is finally done! Now for the Barn!

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katbuad Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville, TN USA Posts: 697 Recipes: Thanks: 9 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Re: door leaks... No help with the leak, but would suggest putting a fan directly on the carpet and leaving it on for a long while even after the carpet feels dry. If the padding and wood stays wet, it will start to grow mold. BIG PROBLEM!!

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Hokuspocus Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ABQ Posts: 341 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: door leaks... It probably couldn't hurt to replace it too! __________________ http://spyviewacres.blogspot.com/ <----The house is finally done! Now for the Barn!

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