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domhnal
Jun 21, 2013, 08:35 AM
We had driving rain the past couple of days and water was coming in between the sweep and sill. Any suggestions?

smoothy
Jun 21, 2013, 09:05 AM
Is the outermost door (I assume you have a storm door) flush with the sill on the outside... or in it set back into the frame?

If you do have one and its flush.. there are solid rubber sweeps that hang below the edge of the door that would seal out most of the driving rain... but if its set back... thats not going to work.

A lot of what is possible or not depends on exactly how your door is mounted and framed.

ma0641
Jun 21, 2013, 01:46 PM
Outside mounted sweep, it the door is an outswing, or add an overhang or storm door. Hard to put a deep sweep on an inswing door.