Garage Door Concrete Threshold Repair

They did remove it and replace the concrete but we don t know if they reinforced it with rebar or not.

Garage door concrete threshold repair.

The concrete threshold or whatever its called is broken and crumbling. Use a pencil to make a mark on where to cut the garage door threshold. The driveway is asphalt butting up to the concrete threshold entering the garage. This is important so that you will know the desired length that is necessary to cut the garage door threshold.

To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts. Install the garage door threshold position the garage door threshold on the door according to the manufacturer s directions. Drill and place rebar reinforcement rods if needed. Mark each end of the aluminum.

We had it repaired by a concrete resurfacing company once and it didn t even last the first winter. Using a standard storage facility threshold as an example our concrete repair process would include the following fundamental steps. Remove dirt and debris from chips and hairline cracks in the concrete threshold using a stiff bristle cleaning brush. 2 mix a moderate amount of liquid detergent with 1 quart of water in a plastic.

Remove damaged concrete in the repair areas. Place forms as needed around the perimeter of repair areas. 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.