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Water overflow from front door causing damp patch on wall and wet porch carpets

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.55 PM

Recent wet and windy weather has made me aware of a wet damp patch on the porch wall near the bottom corners of the front door (opens outwards) I have noticed that water tends to collect at the bottom of the frame and the weep holes are located on the inner part of the frame and not outside like the garden door. It seems to me like once the inner frame is full of water it is entering the weep holes and as it has no where to exit it seems to overfill and enter into the property causing wet carpets and sideways internally into the walls causing damp corners. Any suggestions to fix this issue would be much appreciated. Doors would have been changed by previous owners and hence I can’t contact the fitters. Did notice front door carpets getting wet previously but I assumed it was due to opening and closing of the door. It is only now that the walls is wet and must have been soaking water for some time that has me concerned.

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5 Answers

S M Colley Windows and Doors ltd

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Broseley

Hi Kripesh, Seems to me the drainage holes are blocked hence any ingress of water will spill over on the inside,try unblocking the holes with a flexible piece of wire water should then run out onto cill and disperse,other than that you may need to drill 5mm x 25mm elongated holes into the face of the frame about 20mm from bottom which will then allow the water to drain away,there are drainage hole covers available for this.

Answered3 March 2020

Kembery Glazing Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5

Redditch

Hi The door has been manufactured incorrectly or was designed to open in as the drainage holes you described are on the inside not the outside as should be. also it seems the external cill isn't sealed to the frame correctly, the cill should be sealed each end to stop water that gets under the door from running off each side into the plaster. Hope this helps

Answered3 March 2020

Anonymous user

Sounds to me that your porch door is fitted the wrong way round, your porch door should be inward opening with weep holes on the outside not the inside

Answered3 March 2020

Fredrick Sons

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Guildford

Hi there wasn’t an option to add to the answer. I totally agree with what has been suggested. I find if you are finding that the bottom corners to the walls are getting damp it usually suggests that the door cull has not had any silicone between the frame and the cull. When the water run out of the concealed drainage holes it can travel down the cull and behind the plaster causing the damp to pull through. If your door has cement horns or a half brick it would be worth taking that out sealing the gap between the frame and the cill and also do a seal off the wall just past the frame then re-cement/ replace the horns. I’ve had this problem many of time and if you do this while also doing what the other fitter has said you will notice a big difference. So to be clear I’m not saying the other fitter is wrong in any way just adding another way to further the success off the remedial.

Answered5 March 2020

P.C.S Window and door repairs

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Wellingborough

It sounds to me like the door was made to open inwards and has been reversed for some reason. Therefore the drainage is going the wrong way. That being said as previously stated drilling more drainage into the outer face of the frame could resolve the issue.

Answered5 March 2020