I Need the Help of A Man...

jeceil · 06-06-2009, 09:02 PM

...or at least the carpentry inclined. I wasn't sure if this was the right forum or not. Long story short. I got my house built 11 months ago and we're in a class action lawsuit against the builder. So it rained 2 days ago; came down in sheets....and my kitchen absolutely flooded. I just stopped to look and it seems the door is not frame correctly (guessing due to the gaps between the door and the frame. Is there anything that's pliable that I can stick in the open sections of the frame to stop the door from leaking? I don't want to have to get a new door because I will quite frankly have to pull out the framing and re-frame it, which I probably need to do, but don't really have the money or time to do at the moment. Any ideas on a quick short-term fix?

Sawdust · 09-02-2009, 11:04 AM

Try minimum expansion Great Stuff. The other style of Great Stuff could distort your door frame.

Lance629 · 09-04-2009, 11:17 AM

go to Home Depot TALK TO THE 'GIRLS' THERE THEY WILL HAPPY TO SELL YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF WONDERFUL STUFF... EVEN that Great STUFF

06-06-2009, 09:02 PM	#1
jeceil Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 103	I Need the Help of A Man... ...or at least the carpentry inclined. I wasn't sure if this was the right forum or not. Long story short. I got my house built 11 months ago and we're in a class action lawsuit against the builder. So it rained 2 days ago; came down in sheets....and my kitchen absolutely flooded. I just stopped to look and it seems the door is not frame correctly (guessing due to the gaps between the door and the frame. Is there anything that's pliable that I can stick in the open sections of the frame to stop the door from leaking? I don't want to have to get a new door because I will quite frankly have to pull out the framing and re-frame it, which I probably need to do, but don't really have the money or time to do at the moment. Any ideas on a quick short-term fix?

09-02-2009, 11:04 AM	#2
Sawdust Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,001	Try minimum expansion Great Stuff. The other style of Great Stuff could distort your door frame. __________________

09-04-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
Lance629 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 37	go to Home Depot TALK TO THE 'GIRLS' THERE THEY WILL HAPPY TO SELL YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF WONDERFUL STUFF... EVEN that Great STUFF __________________

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