![]() In terms of style, all weatherboards are of a similar design, essentially as the lip itself ensures that the water is directed away from the face of the door.ĭespite the standard design, they do however come in a range of different materials: Timber – Hardwood or Softwood When sourcing a weatherboard for your door, make sure that the one you go for is exactly that purpose made for precisely this job and shaped in such a way as to direct any water running down the face of the door away.Ī hardwood weatherboard will last a lot longer than softwood, but if your door is made of pine there’s not much point in fitting a hardwood one that will likely outlast the door itself!Īs to where to get one, any decent DIY store or builders merchant should stock a selection of different styles and material types. If you have ever seen a stable door (door that’s split in the middle and both top and bottom can be opened or closed) then you may also have noticed that there is often a weatherboard fitted to the base of the top section of door as well as the base of the bottom one.įor the same reason that there is one at the base, this does exactly the same job – stops water from entering through the gap between the two section of door. With the above in mind, if you have a timber door, you will need to purchase your own. Possibly this is due to the fact that you may need to cut the door to fit, but that’s a question for another day. Sealed into the edge of the frame is a spongy rubber seal that, when the door is closed, seals any gap between the door and the frame and creates an impenetrable barrier preventing any possibility of water getting in.ĭespite this, most uPVC plastic and composite doors are supplied with a weatherboard for good practice as they also stop any buildup of water along the seal at the base that can collect and when the door is opened, then spills in.įor some odd reason, hardwood and timber exterior doors very rarely come fitted with a weather strip or board, even though the weatherboard itself is mainly geared towards preventing water ingress and damage on exactly these types of doors. This is due to the fact that most doors of this type are fitted within a frame that contains the entire door within it. Some manufacturers will also fit a rubber strip to this recess that, once the door is closed, creates a seal between the base of the door and the floor, frame or threshold, that provides a further barrier.Īs we have mentioned already, if you have a uPVC door or indeed a composite door then in some cases it may not be necessary to have a weatherboard fitted (although most doors of this type come with one already fitted). Once it reaches the recess, it then simply drops down to the floor well clear of the door itself. The main function of this is to prevent any water or drips tracking backwards. ![]() This could be a floor, base of a door frame, doorsill or threshold etc….Īs you may notice in the image below, in the base of the weather strip or drip bead there is a slight recess. It’s other purpose aside form protecting the doors underside, is to stop water from entering into a property through any gaps between the door itself and whatever may be beneath it. They are most commonly found on timber doors and their primary purpose is to stop water from running down the face of the door itself and reaching the often unprotected underside where it can then soak in to the timber and over time rot it out. ![]() What is a Weatherboard?Įssentially a door weatherboard is an angled or beveled piece of timber, metal or rigid plastic that is fixed to the bottom of an exterior door that fits between the door jambs (or stiles as they are also known). To these ends, in this project we are going to take a look at how to fit a weatherboard (rain deflector, drip bead, weather bar as they can sometimes also be called) and how these marvelous contraptions prevent water ingress through the bases of exterior doors. ![]() If you, as we do, live in the UK you will be well used to the “slightly damp” climate that we live in and due to this will most probaly be well versed in spotting and fixing the various routes that water can take to find it’s way into your home. Most of these types of door will feature an integral seal built into the door itself that will prevent any form of moisture from entering the property, but, overtime, these seals will themselves compress and deteriorate increasing the chances of damp getting in. If you have a modern uPVC or composite door then generally you are pretty safe. Most of us these days take it for granted that, once the front door of your house, flat, barn conversion or wherever you call home is closed, then you are totally sealed and weather proof.ĭepending on the type of front door you have, this may not necessarily be the case as if you do not have a weatherboard fitted to your door then you may be allowing water and moisture to creep in under the door itself.
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