Water incursion

[bluedog225]

I went up to the place today after a heavy rain last night. About 6 inches. And I see there’s a puddle of the water roughly in the middle of the floor somewhat towards the garage door.

The most likely candidate is driving rain against the door coming up and over the lip of the door pan. A little tough to diagnose since there’s no water near the door just in the middle of the room.

Can anyone think of someway to trace the path of the water if it comes in next time? So I can find out exactly where the issue is? I feel like there’s a clever solution here, but I’m not thinking of it.

Thanks

 

[The Cobbler]

dust or powder on the floor that will get washed with any water running across it

 

[PCustoms]

Cheap wifi camera?

Put a memory card in it and either Livestream when it rains or hope to capture the motion.

 

[bluedog225]

I was thinking dust. But it only happens one or twice a year. Maybe I can turn a hose on it.

Milk paint or something like that may leave a water trail. I think I can get it up when it’s time to glue flooring down. Current floor is advantech.

 

[yellowbox]

Incursion???

 

[The Cobbler]

Incursion???

incursion



1. : a hostile entrance into a territory : raid. 2. : an entering in or into (something, such as an activity or undertaking) his only incursion into the arts.

 

[manwithtools]

Incursion???

Better than an Insurrection!

 

[PCustoms]

Better than an Insurrection!

What about an inquisition?

 

[manwithtools]

What about an inquisition?

Only if it's Spanish water

 

[nadogail]

When I try to locate leaks I often use old newspapers, they react to being wet and even after drying evidence is left.

 

[bluedog225]

Well shoot.

I’ve actually got a pretty serious issue here.

The framer said I needed a door pan under the garage door. Door pans were new to me. I had one fabricated out of stainless. Photos attached.

It’s installed with a full inch of drop over the 13 inch width. Given the slope on the thing, I thought a quarter inch lip was sufficient. Looks like I was wrong. The water is hitting this big garage door coming down to the door pan and it’s overflowing at one corner.

The pan is pretty darn level left to right, but still. This is not gonna work long-term.

All I can think is to pull it out, and raise it to an inch and a half slope. Or pull it out and have a new one built with a half-inch lip. I think I can cut the metal trim to accommodate whatever I decide but it’s going to be a huge pain in the *** either way.

I’ve got a bottom seal on the door that’s decent and fits within the pan. And I’ve got a rain guard kind of flap on the outside that also direct water towards the downhill slope of the pan.

I can’t have water getting inside here every time it rains against the garage door.

Shoot.

 

[tncatadjuster]

So this is on second floor of a bug out bunker? I would make a dovetail riser and urethane it to existing before ripping the current one out. Nice looking structure there.
Talcum powder for trail.

 

[bluedog225]

Only a little bunkery.

I think I figured out the trail.

Can you tell me a little more? What do you mean by dovetail riser.

All I can think to do right now is bend the thing up. Going to be pretty ghetto.

 

[readhead]

We install door pans on portable garages with wood floors. The difference is we have wings that include the area for the tracks. This is a pretty common detail on sheds. You may want to visit a local shed supplier ( not Home Depot ) and have a look. They come in common sizes and they may be able to sell you one.

 

[bluedog225]

I will try to find one. Thanks

Though I think the lip height is the issue. The door fits into the pan.

Feeling pretty dumb at this point. And disappointed by physics.

 

[bluedog225]

Edit-no it does not. I would’ve bet $1000 the door fit and neatly into the pan. But it does not. That may be a big part of the issue.

 

[rlitman]

Only if it's Spanish water

Nobody expected that!

 

[tncatadjuster]

If you are wanting to add depth to to the pan I was suggesting two strips of stainless of the additional height tack welded together and then caulked in place with a urethane. If more immediate and cheaper method would be to use plastic wood trim and run it through table saw for a relief cut that could be urethane down to existing lip, then caulk the corners. I'm sure you will be able to modify it to produce a greater capacity. My drawing are not to scale just a representation of the idea. Best of luck with such a cool building.