door gap

2012paddy2012

any idea what i could put at end of door to stop leaves/ water coming in?


Anything i could put on the flat part of the shoe? drops coming from drain pipe very annoying..constant drip drip cheers

looksee

For the door maybe something like this https://www.screwfix.ie/p/stormguard-industrial-door-brush-seal-aluminium-effect-1-25m-2-pack/95547
Woodies do a slightly longer bristle one. Its hard to estimate the distance from the door to the ground on the pic, or how square it is, but something like that might be the best bet. You can get a drip edge for the bottom of the door but I don't think it would keep either rain or leaves from going under the door.

The drip is presumably from the water from the drainpipe hitting the water in the drain? Or is it from hitting the leaves on the drain cover? Would something like this work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoor-Outside-Plastic-Blockage-Drainage/dp/B08KWFJ9DJ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Drain+Covers&qid=1604831739&sr=8-6 if its hitting leaves etc.

2012paddy2012

looksee wrote: »

For the door maybe something like this https://www.screwfix.ie/p/stormguard-industrial-door-brush-seal-aluminium-effect-1-25m-2-pack/95547
Woodies do a slightly longer bristle one. Its hard to estimate the distance from the door to the ground on the pic, or how square it is, but something like that might be the best bet. You can get a drip edge for the bottom of the door but I don't think it would keep either rain or leaves from going under the door.

The drip is presumably from the water from the drainpipe hitting the water in the drain? Or is it from hitting the leaves on the drain cover? Would something like this work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoor-Outside-Plastic-Blockage-Drainage/dp/B08KWFJ9DJ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Drain+Covers&qid=1604831739&sr=8-6 if its hitting leaves etc.

Thanks for the quick reply. The door is just short of 6 feet across!! Big side entrance . That brush seal seems ideal for sure I’ll have to see if they one that length ..it’s off square , with path having a slight angle on it ... wouldn’t look great fitted at outside I think but could affix it inside and it wouldn’t matter how it looked once it did the job ! - thanks ...

The drain pipe shoe I had to fit with screws as that exact size drain pipe is no longer made. There was no shoe there originally I thought it was the water run off hitting the water in the drain ! Thought shoe would break the drip if you follow , it’s now hitting the internal flat part of the shoe and the drip is continual and actually louder now lol as it’s hitting the hard plastic part ! Before it drips off into drain

2012paddy2012

looksee wrote: »

For the door maybe something like this https://www.screwfix.ie/p/stormguard-industrial-door-brush-seal-aluminium-effect-1-25m-2-pack/95547
Woodies do a slightly longer bristle one. Its hard to estimate the distance from the door to the ground on the pic, or how square it is, but something like that might be the best bet. You can get a drip edge for the bottom of the door but I don't think it would keep either rain or leaves from going under the door.

The drip is presumably from the water from the drainpipe hitting the water in the drain? Or is it from hitting the leaves on the drain cover? Would something like this work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outdoor-Outside-Plastic-Blockage-Drainage/dp/B08KWFJ9DJ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=Drain+Covers&qid=1604831739&sr=8-6 if its hitting leaves etc.

Thanks some good ideas 💡

looksee

Its a bit 'out there' as a suggestion, but if you drilled a few holes in the bottom slope of the shoe it would possibly break the 'resonance' of the drips hitting it while still allowing water to go into the drain. Or indeed it might not , but a bit of lateral thinking seems to be required!

2012paddy2012

looksee wrote: »

Its a bit 'out there' as a suggestion, but if you drilled a few holes in the bottom slope of the shoe it would possibly break the 'resonance' of the drips hitting it while still allowing water to go into the drain. Or indeed it might not , but a bit of lateral thinking seems to be required!

Mnnnnn such hassle getting it on !!! I’ll give it thought , thanks , I have stick on Velcro I just recall somewhere!! Might try stick couple pieces on top of each other , out there idea is right ðŸ‘

fincollins

I had the same dripping problem in my drain, and put an old dish cleaning sponge in there... Worked perfectly

The Continental Op

A short length of chain or rope hung out of the chute from inside the down pipe will change the flow and in most case attract the water.

If you look at some buildings you very occasionally see chains used as "drain pipes". Not for the OP but just to prove I'm not imagining it https://www.guttering-expert.co.uk/rain-chain.html .

With the door I'd level up the floor a bit and use a yard scraper rubber.

jack of all

Exitex in Dundalk do a good range of brush strips (including some large industrial sizes) that would do a good job on keeping leaves and driving rain out. I think that gate would benefit from having a timber weatherboard (with moulded drip/ groove on leading edge) fitted externally to narrow the gap as best as possible. As for the shoe on the down pipe- I had a similar problem, also with water overshooting the gully in downpours. I removed the shoe and cut it back on the chopsaw but eventually ended up sticking a sponge up there (as already suggested by others) to cure an annoying drip.

https://www.exitex.com/assets/downloads/New_Weatherbar_Brochure.pdf