Door to garage - need to be make it air tight so that no drafts get it.

[Wood2shoes]

Hello

So this is a photo of the side door into the garage.

It opens into the garage.

As you can see, there are loads of gaps and the air is free to get in.

 

I want to make the door air tight.

What would be the easiest and cost effective way to do this.

 

I'm stuck.

 

Thanks

[markc]

Not possible without a lot of complex joinery to form a rebate/frame around the arch, you could then add foam draught excluder and a brush strip along the bottom.

 

 

[JohnMo]

Garage and airtight - what the point?  Your brick won't be that airtight either

 

That door is not meant to be airtight and would not be easy to get it so.

[joe90]

Not airtight but draught free (sorry for being picky) as @markc says above 👍

[JohnMo]

9 minutes ago, joe90 said:

Not airtight but draught free (sorry for being picky) as @markc says above 👍

To be picky, title says

 

"Door to garage - need to be make it air tight"

[Simon R]

You'll have a job making it draught free. Faced with a similar problem we sealed the garage from the rest of the house which is fine if you have no internal doors from the garage. Caulking round the ceiling plaster boarding and air seal tape did an acceptable job, with airtightness down to 0.6 ACH for the house. 

[joe90]

54 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

To be picky, title says

 

"Door to garage - need to be make it air tight"

so that no drafts get it. 
big difference between airtight and draught free!

[Wood2shoes]

Thanks for the replies.

Either Air tight or draft free. The idea is too keep the heat in the garage as much as possible.

 

I would prefer the door to open outwards, rather than into the garage.

 

Is it possible to buy a door where the top of the door is an arc?

Thanks

[markc]

Just now, Wood2shoes said:

Thanks for the replies.

Either Air tight or draft free. The idea is too keep the heat in the garage as much as possible.

 

I would prefer the door to open outwards, rather than into the garage.

 

Is it possible to buy a door where the top of the door is an arc?

Thanks

Yes it’s possible, find a good local joinery shop or you will need to make a template for them to make a new door and frame to fit the arch.