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Hello all,

With the monsoons on, I have some water seeping through my door bottom in my Balcony even though I have about 3 feet of Chejja, (and hardly any space between the door frame and the door) when it rains heavily.
I was planning to install a Monsoon blinds, and a person has quoted me Rs.350 per sq.ft, however I was looking for a DIY or any other weatherstripping that I can attach to the door bottom to prevent the rain water seeping in.

Can anyone let me know if we can buy the weatherstripping for doors in Bangalore? or even suggest some alternatives to prevent rain water from seeping in?
(My carpenter informed me that he can have a wooden log fixed towards the bottom of the door in a 45 degree angle, but I didn't want to go with it).

Regards,
Jolly

Just curious, though I dont have answer to your question. I too face the problem, but mine is some kind of seeping between the window frame and the wall to where it is fixed. I mean , its not through the gap between the window frame and shutter , but between cemented portion and the wooden frame. It happens only when its too windy , during rain ( obviously the last couple of showers were like that only ). Not sure what to do , but I was planning to discuss this with my architect. Will update this thread, if I find some solution. Probably in my case, a replastering might help.

If the gap is just in a few mm (say less than 3-4 mm), you can use Silicon sealant around the window frame, and this should help stop the seepage. You can do it yourself too, there are many videos online on youtube on how to do this.
Any suggestions for my query is much appreciated.

I agree with JollyRagers. even I too had rain water entering in with small gap which exist between window frame and wall. Got selicon sealant done between gaps by painter. Water has stopped.

Jollyrogers, even I'm facing the same problem where rain water which falls on door are entering in with bottom gap between frame and door. Suggestion from my architect which workout cheaper is to have 1inch beeding at the bottom just above the frame and have it incline out (carpenter can do this) and see thru no gap exist between beeding and door. By this water on door flows out.

Cheaper way out coming out of issue. This normally happens when on east direction doors.

Yes, my architect & contractor visited my place and suggested Silicon sealant for me. He said he would get it done at his expense as am still in the defects liability period !! Thanks for the replies , friends.

team, I am facing both the issues mentioned. Which sealant did you use? Also can one of you please send me the pictures of what was done for the door? I too require that.
cheers