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Why Is My Garage Leaking Water?
It’s quite normal to discover some unexpected puddles of water on your garage floor. People and vehicles may both bring water and snow, which later melts, inside, and if you live in a busy household with kids, it’s not inconceivable that someone knocked a soapy bucket over after cleaning the car, either.
If you notice a steady inflow of water, however, and perhaps not just on your garage floor but also on the walls and around the door, chances are that you are dealing with a leak.
Even small leaks can cause severe damage, especially over time — and unless you take action to diagnose the source of the leak, the situation can easily escalate.
What can you do to make sure you’re garage is in proper shape?
Common Reasons for Garage Leaks, and How to Identify Them
Garages feature a few problem areas where leaks are extremely common — these are the ones to check first.
- If water accumulates around your garage door, the problem almost always lies with the door itself. In many cases, the seal (gasket) located under your garage door will be broken or worn out. Replacing it will usually stop water from coming into your garage. In other cases, the garage door will turn out to be misaligned or damaged.
- If water accumulates on a garage wall, a number of causes need to be considered. The more common ones include problems with the chimney, skylight, vent pipe, and gutters. In some cases, the problem will be as simple as a few missing shingles. In addition, your garage houses several pipes, and any of them may have developed a leak.
- Termites can damage the sill plates around your foundational wall, leading to ground-level leaks.
- If water accumulates around garage windows, the windows may need to be replaced or a fresh caulk job could solve the problem.
After inspecting your garage, you may find that identifying the source of the leak was easy. Hopefully the fix will be equally straightforward. Because that’s not always true, it’s good to keep in mind that calling a leak detection company for non-invasive leak diagnostics is the best way to find out where tricky leaks originate.
How Do You Fix Leaks in Your Garage?
Now that you’ve clearly identified the leak in your garage, you’ll want to know exactly how to get it fixed. Leaks that come from under your garage door can easily be fixed by simply replacing the weatherstripping — the seal at the bottom of your garage door that stretches across the entire door. If you want to go a step further, you could add a trench drain, consider investing in new gutters, or get better quality seals.
You will often discover that your garage leak can be easily fixed, and that you can do it yourself, but sometimes the problem is so extensive that you will need to call in the professionals. Every moment the leak is allowed to continue is one in which further damage can be done — and the more extensive the damage, the more expensive the fix. Take action now.