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Not really an issue here. We're close to the mountains, but our average snowfall per year is 4", so when it snows, it's usually an inch or less accumulation.

Hey all. I have a 14' Big *** Fan to add to the shop space. It weighs about 175 lbs. My two practical options are to install it to the Purlins using a mount I built that spans the two center purlins (vertical plates on both sides through bolted, and a cross plate that bolts them together), or...

Could try putting one of those battery powered car backup beeper gadgets over the red LED so when the for opens it begins to beep. They're meant to stick to a cars reverse light so when you put it in reverse and your backup light comes on they beep to warn people. Loud enough to wake you up I bet.

Guy is coming out Thursday evening to take a look. I'll show him the photos and the level in person and impress upon him the need to take corrective action. They have a new phase of development starting. Would be a bad time for negative feedback on their construction to brew. Hopefully they'll...

Just to add info: I was finally home at a time when it A) Daylight, and B) Not hammering rain, so I opened the door to put a level on the actual area the door comes down on. Picture one is from above (obviously), and the wet line shows where the door is. Picture two shows the level again from...

Thanks again all for the help. A warranty rep is suppose to get in touch with me to come to the site and fix/look at the issues soon. I'll let you know how it goes!

Here is a shot I took this morning. Now keep in mind we've had a big storm roll through with lots of wind. I'll look into garage door adjustment and ensure it's sealing properly. I guess my biggest concern is that the water, once inside (whether from the car, or wind-driven-rain, has nowhere to...

The driveway pitches away from the garage (though I need to check the part right against the door. I agree that it looks like a LOT of water is coming from wind-driven rain, so to keep that out perhaps I need to look into the garage seal strip. However, I'd like to get the pitch addressed. I'd...

Here are a few photos of a level at the garage door. Clearly at the end it's sloped to drain INTO the garage. Whoops :). First shot is for better reference of where the level is: Here is the level closer up:

My concern isn't so much the driving over it part, it's just that it seems like a sealing strip in this case would be the band-aid fix, and not the proper approach. That, and as someone mentioned, I'd be afraid of water freezing and creating a nice tight seal between by door and the floor...

We do have proper gutters that go straight into storm drains. We also have a 1yr warranty. What about addressing the pooling of water inside. Shouldn't the slope continue all the way outside the garage to carry water away. The fact that it pools via a lowspot about 1' from the door concerns me...

More heavy rain overnight and was greeting with this in the AM. I thought MAYBE the previous water was entering when I would open and close the door from driving in, but there is definitely more water in there now than last night when I snapped the previous photos.

Thanks Kledge, I would have figured the door would lower a bit past the start of the garage slab to create a better seal. I really don't want to have to drive over a 1-2" rubber barrier, so perhaps I'll do some more research and then contact the builder. Here is a picture with the door open...

Hey all, Hope this is the right section. We just moved into our new home about 2 months ago. We live in Oregon, and the rainy season is just kicking off. I noticed after some pretty heavy rain today that water likes to make it's way into the garage. I wondered, with this being new construction...