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does anyone have french doors and figured a way to reduce the small amount of rain that can get under them from driving rain ?wondering what others have done
as my power chords to my electrostats are near the doors
thanks
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The saddle at the top of this image is usually used on doors leading out to a roof, but it can be adapted to other situations because it is made out of interlocking pieces:
There are a couple of saddles below that can be used. The interlocking clips that you see in the lower right hand corner give a fairly good barrier against water migration. I sort of like the neoprene gasket on model #73A near the bottom, but it says that is for owtswinging doors. It looks to me like it would work on an inswinging door. If you give technical help at Zero a call, someone could suggest the most appropriate model. Using saddles like these or ones supplied by Reese is probably going to get you a more water tight solution than something that you can pick up at Home Depot.
~nt
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Plus additional exterior screw-on plates with weatherstripping available at Lowe's or Home Depot.
Well Mate French doors are supposed to be "outswing' in an exterior wall application. This puts the weatherstripping/seals on the Inside.. where they can actually keep the Rain out, even wind the driven variety.
Seriously, the Doors DO need to swing out to seal.. All you can do is "Band Aids' if they have been installed incorrectly.
Having said that there are Lotsa Products/gizmos that purporte to solve this.. If yer lucky one might even work.. eventually .
and are designed that way - Morgan true thermopane (individual) with both panels working - They're in the "basement" and have been trouble-free for 20-years.
"If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving's probably not for you".
mine looks very similiar to thishttp://cifs98.brinkster.net/miami/FrenchDoors.jpg
Unless you live in an absolutely secure environment. Unlike the olde dayes, buildings are no longer breached by assault, but by stealth. If entry doors are outswing, the hinge pins are accessible from the outside.Aloha Oe, you can kiss your stereo goodbye,
weatherstriping should do the trick.One of the most effective weatherstripping items for doors is a piece specially made for the purpose that is basically thin copper folded over - into a V - when you open the door part of it springs up and when you close the door it will push the top flat piece back down - this provides on an inswinging door that the open side of the V is to the outside and should prevent driving rain from entering -
This is simply nailed ( or tacked) into place in the opening in the Jam -
IMHO, one of the more reliable methods for weatherstipping a door
Regards
thanks
this used to be very common in residential entrance doors in my area.Don't know if it is often used today. My house was built in 1965 and has it.
If Lowe's or Home Depot doesn't have it, try an upscale building supply that specializes in higher quality building items - basically, I'm trying to describe the local store I would go to to find it _grin_
Use of this may have fallen out of favor due to cheaper, more modern materials - but IMHO it is still one of the best ways to get a good seal and will last quite a long time. Great for a high traffic door and will last quite some time.
Assuming you have enough gap (space between the door and the jamb) to install it, it should go in pretty easy
HTH
Regards
Ken L`
> > also they are new doors and hung correctly
=="hung correctly should include leakage.PEMKO atomatic door bottom. Raises itself when opened. Seals tightly when closed. The best there is. Used on Federal prisons.
TC
Kapalua, where de rich haoles live (and I work) is a very windy, rainy place. You just solved a major headache for me.Hotcha,
are now outfitted with French doors? My, how things have changed since my last stay.
Well, as most have stated, I've learned my lesson, too.My french doors are approaching replacement time, and I'm going back to sliders. No more french doors for me.
The inswing is a royal pita. Can't put furniture nearby, and you always have to have some kind of doorstop to prevent the wind from slamming it shut.
I'm going to a slider with stainable clear wood on the inside. Since sliders have a track, there's never a problem with windblown rain.
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