Rockwoodbass
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I'm replacing the access door to my garage (not the garage door) with a pre-framed metal door from Home Depot. The new door comes complete with a threshold. My existing garage door frame has no threshold and there is no sill plate under the door; the door sweeps just above the concrete pad.
Temperatures here range from a low of -40 degrees to a high of about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. There's not a lot of snow, but the drifts sometimes gather in front of the garage (2 feet max). The slope is OK for rain.
I can either remove the pre-built threshold from my new door and install like the existing door, or add a sill plate for the threshold to rest on.
If I remove the threshold, will I weaken the structure?
If I add a sill plate, how do I fasten it to the cement pad and how do I keep moisture (particularly ice) from infiltrating?
Thanks.
Temperatures here range from a low of -40 degrees to a high of about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. There's not a lot of snow, but the drifts sometimes gather in front of the garage (2 feet max). The slope is OK for rain.
I can either remove the pre-built threshold from my new door and install like the existing door, or add a sill plate for the threshold to rest on.
If I remove the threshold, will I weaken the structure?
If I add a sill plate, how do I fasten it to the cement pad and how do I keep moisture (particularly ice) from infiltrating?
Thanks.