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derekeh

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The doors on my new garage are leaking. I have 3 garage doors and they sloped the concrete in front of only one of the doors. That one does not leak. How big of a deal is it to grind the concrete in front of the door to give it a little slope? Or do you have any other suggestions? Thanks

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ChrisPCars

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You could put channel drains on the outside of the doors or maybe try one of those rubber threshold seals they sell on amazon. I think your success will depend on the slope.
 
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derekeh

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This is what I'm talking about. The small section of concrete directly in front of the garage door is not sloped at all. The pad in front of the garage is about an inch lower than the garage floor. If they made a tool for grinding the concrete down there, that would be great.
I've seen the rubber strip that you are talking about that is like a threshold. I will go that route if I have to but I would rather not. c39ac2e8e84661e51a2de22c8dde7a5a.jpg

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KANSASBOY

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We sale this were I work at .I got it on one of my door that leaked really bad and it worked great
 

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You can buy grinding stones for bigger angle grinders. Hard work on your knees but results are permanent. Most other fixes are temporary. Does the roof have a gutter there? That may slow the water down a little.
 
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derekeh

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You can buy grinding stones for bigger angle grinders. Hard work on your knees but results are permanent. Most other fixes are temporary. Does the roof have a gutter there? That may slow the water down a little.
It doesn't have a gutter yet, but will have. Gutter might help a little bit I don't think it would fix the problem completely.

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You can buy grinding stones for bigger angle grinders. Hard work on your knees but results are permanent. Most other fixes are temporary. Does the roof have a gutter there? That may slow the water down a little.

Harbor Freight sells one - I have used it successfully in this exact situation.

I must say - you started this thread three months ago - got one response - and responded to it three months later.


You have an interesting attention span :lol_hitti
 
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derekeh

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Harbor Freight sells one - I have used it successfully in this exact situation.



I must say - you started this thread three months ago - got one response - and responded to it three months later.





You have an interesting attention span [emoji38]_hitti
I had a minor distraction lol

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kbs2244

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I would install the gutters first.
Roofs collect a huge amount of water.
 

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Gutters are always a great idea.

I had the same issue. I put $3 masonry disc on my grinder and made small drain grooves away from the door outward to get by until I had more time. I used a piece of metal to lay in the track that I cut to put a level on top of it. I did that so I knew I had a slope on it as its hard to tell.

Eventually, I went and got a wheel for my 7" grinder, $5 at local hardware store. Marked a reference line with the door shut, so I knew where it lined up. Then I open the door and ground a slope on the entire thing. Occasionally checking it with a level for humps and angle, was easier than I expected. It looks really good, nice and smooth, other than some polished aggregate in the surface now you cant even tell. I did put some sealer on it, just in case.

If I had to do it again though, I would wear a better mask. You have to do it with the door open for room to work, so consider taping up the doorway with plastic because the dust will go everywhere. And on the ends when you get close to the wood sides. Put a piece of metal or something against it so you can get close in and neat, without damaging the garage. Or just be careful. It was a nice permanent fix for mine, and even when snow is up against the door melting, it doesn't come inside anymore. Hope that helps.
 
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All I can say about grinding concrete--wear eye protection and a dust mask, and ear protection.

It makes a helluva lotta dust.

(I had to do some adjustments on a large ranch house floor before we glued down hardwood--some of the concrete work looked like it was done by squirrels...)
 

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Obviously the water is dropping off the eave and splashing onto the doors. This does two things. It promotes rust on the doors and the water will seep under the doors into the garage.

Another vote for gutters.
 
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