Garage Door Concrete Threshold Repair

Remove dirt and debris from chips and hairline cracks in the concrete threshold using a stiff bristle cleaning brush.

Garage door concrete threshold repair.

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. 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. We had it repaired by a concrete resurfacing company once and it didn t even last the first winter.

Drill and place rebar reinforcement rods if needed. Place forms as needed around the perimeter of repair areas. The driveway is asphalt butting up to the concrete threshold entering the garage. The concrete threshold or whatever its called is broken and crumbling.

Be careful not to accidentally saw into your flooring. Use a pencil to make a mark on where to cut the garage door threshold. Install the garage door threshold position the garage door threshold on the door according to the manufacturer s directions. Mark each end of the aluminum.

Using a standard storage facility threshold as an example our concrete repair process would include the following fundamental steps. They did remove it and replace the concrete but we don t know if they reinforced it with rebar or not. Begin by removing the existing threshold from your door.