Garage Door Concrete Threshold Repair

Place forms as needed around the perimeter of repair areas.

Garage door concrete threshold repair. Begin by removing the existing threshold from your door. Mark each end of the aluminum. They did remove it and replace the concrete but we don t know if they reinforced it with rebar or not. Install the garage door threshold position the garage door threshold on the door according to the manufacturer s directions.

To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts. 2 mix a moderate amount of liquid detergent with 1 quart of water in a plastic. Remove damaged concrete in the repair areas. This is important so that you will know the desired length that is necessary to cut the garage door threshold.

Remove dirt and debris from chips and hairline cracks in the concrete threshold using a stiff bristle cleaning brush. We had it repaired by a concrete resurfacing company once and it didn t even last the first winter. The concrete threshold or whatever its called is broken and crumbling. Position the aluminum threshold against the outer edges of the door jambs so the holes in the threshold are 1 inch either way of the existing concrete anchors.

Using a standard storage facility threshold as an example our concrete repair process would include the following fundamental steps. Be careful not to accidentally saw into your flooring. Cut the old threshold with a back saw or a reciprocating saw.