What is it called?

[DrPhill]

On the outside of an external door there is often a horizontal feature at the bottom whose purpose is to divert water running down the door beyond the seal so that it remains outside. Without this feature water can run down the door and past the 'seal', whereupon its only route is inwards under the door.

What is this feature called? I want our builder to add one to the door that he just fitted, and would like to pretend to be knowledgeable.

Thanks in advance for any help......

Phill

 

[Harry 48]

Its called a weather bar

 

[RossJarvis]

On the outside of an external door there is often a horizontal feature at the bottom whose purpose is to divert water running down the door beyond the seal so that it remains outside. Without this feature water can run down the door and past the 'seal', whereupon its only route is inwards under the door.

What is this feature called? I want our builder to add one to the door that he just fitted, and would like to pretend to be knowledgeable.

Thanks in advance for any help......

Phill

If it's what I think it is I call those weather-boards.

(Some people call them weather-bars, but I think that's the strip in the door-step that meets the rebate in the door bottom.)

It might depend on the bit of the country you live in as to what it's commonly called.

regards

Ross

 

[Harry 48]

Hard or soft wood weather bars are fitted to the door and have a drip groove to stop water running back

 

[blackrodd]

If it's on the outside, It's called a door drip down here.
or do you mean the weather bar that the door is rebated against, on the inside?
Regards Rodders

 

[DrPhill]

Excellent, thank you all. Weather bar it probably is.

Google images works a treat for this and shows exactly what I want.

(EDIT: Though I am not sure how the two girls in bikinis qualify as 'weather bar'. I do hope my builder does not fit them by mistake).

I assume they are available off-the-shelf in 'unidentified hardwood' to fit to my hardwood door?

 

[petermillard]

Yep, "Weather bar" here. And yes to off-the-shelf availability.

...Some people call them weather-bars, but I think that's the strip in the door-step that meets the rebate in the door bottom.)

I call that a threshold strip <shrug>

Pete

 

[blackrodd]

For sale in random lengths, buy what you need, ex 3"x2" in sapele or similar.
Use either way up from most builders merchant's HTH Regards Rodders

 

[DrPhill]

For sale in random lengths, buy what you need, ex 3"x2" in sapele or similar.
Use either way up from most builders merchant's HTH Regards Rodders

Thanks, I will if I need to - but since the builder just fitted the door (and I have not yet paid him) I will assume that it should be part of the job......

 

[Woodchips2]

Jewsons sell them http://www.jewson.co.uk/windows-doors-j ... ood-930mm/ and they call them weather boards.

Regards Keith

 

[blackrodd]

Doordrip!

 

[Jacob]

Drip rail?

 

[Baldhead]

Excellent, thank you all. Weather bar it probably is.

Google images works a treat for this and shows exactly what I want.

(EDIT: Though I am not sure how the two girls in bikinis qualify as 'weather bar'. I do hope my builder does not fit them by mistake).

I assume they are available off-the-shelf in 'unidentified hardwood' to fit to my hardwood door?

Phill because you mentioned 'the two girls in bikini's......' I just had to look :lol: :lol: :lol:

Baldhead

 

[RossJarvis]

Phill because you mentioned 'the two girls in bikini's......' I just had to look :lol: :lol: :lol:

Baldhead

Ooh, I missed that first time around........so I just had to have a look too...... I won't tell you what we call them round here .

 

[blackrodd]

Excellent, thank you all. Weather bar it probably is.

Google images works a treat for this and shows exactly what I want.

(EDIT: Though I am not sure how the two girls in bikinis qualify as 'weather bar'. I do hope my builder does not fit them by mistake).

I assume they are available off-the-shelf in 'unidentified hardwood' to fit to my hardwood door?

Phill because you mentioned 'the two girls in bikini's......' I just had to look :lol: :lol: :lol:

Baldhead

Why are we talking about door drips, again?
Rodders