Wood2shoes Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Not airtight but draught free (sorry for being picky) as @markc says above 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon R Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood2shoes Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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