uPVC door leaking into house

[Jimbo]

Hi folks,

I have a uPVC door that faces West, towards the prevailing wind. Whenever I get lots of rain and wind, the door starts to leak into the house, through the bottom of the panel seals, as per the photo.

I've felt along the bottom of the door and can't feel any drain holes - should there be some? My assumption is that the external rubber panel seals have failed and are letting water into the carcass of the door, which then rises until it can seep out of the bottom of the seals.

Before I call the company that built and installed the doors.... am I missing something?

Thanks
J

 

[Jimbo]

Nobody?

 

[Loofah]

We need more pics of the door and frame please

 

[Mr Chibs]

Hopefully not your problem, but I'm sure on here, there is a chaps door that has been fitted the wrong way round, and draining internally.

As Loofah said, take some more pics showing whole frame etc.

 

[MarkOfTel]

Hi Jimbo, I have the exact same problem you had, would you be able to tell me what resolved this for you?

 

[Jimbo]

My problem isn't resolved. Whenever there's heavy rain and a strong westerly, I have to put a big towel on the floor inside the door otherwise my kitchen floods. The installers, who used to have a stellar reputation, are pretty much just money-grabbers these days, and want a significant "call out fee" even though the door and its installation are still under warranty.

I think my next step will be to replace the external seals. It's almost certainly going to be cheaper to do that myself than to pay a fee for them to come and look at it.

 

[omph]

My problem isn't resolved. Whenever there's heavy rain and a strong westerly, I have to put a big towel on the floor inside the door otherwise my kitchen floods. The installers, who used to have a stellar reputation, are pretty much just money-grabbers these days, and want a significant "call out fee" even though the door and its installation are still under warranty.

I think my next step will be to replace the external seals. It's almost certainly going to be cheaper to do that myself than to pay a fee for them to come and look at it.

You need to provide more pictures.

In the meantime, get a butterknife, stick in between the door and the frame gasket, if it goes in without touching, or there is little resistance then the door is not being pulled in tight enough. You will need to adjust the door cams with a hex, and also adjust the keeps in the door frame.

 

[Jimbo]

You need to provide more pictures.

In the meantime, get a butterknife, stick in between the door and the frame gasket, if it goes in without touching, or there is little resistance then the door is not being pulled in tight enough. You will need to adjust the door cams with a hex, and also adjust the keeps in the door frame.

How would that stop my door filling up with water?

Like I said before, the problem is NOT that water is getting in between the door and the frame, it's that water is getting into the door itself and filling it up until it leaks past the internal panel beading and onto the floor.

The picture I posted originally is all there is to see; it shows the water coming through the panel beading. I'm not sure what other pictures I could take!

 

[omph]

How would that stop my door filling up with water?

Like I said before, the problem is NOT that water is getting in between the door and the frame, it's that water is getting into the door itself and filling it up until it leaks past the internal panel beading and onto the floor.

The picture I posted originally is all there is to see; it shows the water coming through the panel beading. I'm not sure what other pictures I could take!

Don't be daft. All bets are off until we can establish the cause, and you clearly can't so don't be hasty.

You could take pictures of the full door from the inside/outside, the frame, sash - there are many kinds of pictures you could take. There will be all sorts of nuances others will pick up on which will allude you. This picture is useless, and you may as well take a picture of a glass of water.

 

[Alec_t]

Perhaps put a temporary bead of silicone along the top edge of the outer beading? That should test your theory of the source of the leak.
Also, check that any drain holes in the bottom of the frame are clear. (I once had a problem with blocked drain holes there allowing water to build up in the frame channel and overflow into the house).