How can we seal this bilco door without creating condensation issues around the door and or seal.
Bilco doors leaking.
Does anyone make a one piece ridged plastic cap to go over the doors in order to keep water from leaking through the steel doors.
However im pretty sure concrete isnt going to adhere to it too well.
We are having trouble with cold air coming in during the winter months and damp air in the spring summer months.
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It s the french door style slanted doors you go down and then there s a regular door that goes into the basement.
Moisture intrusion through a bilco door is a common issue.
I ve got a bilco door with the cement steps that leads into my basement.
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The inside of my bilco doors the concrete that covers the frame is cracking and needs to be redone.
The house is about 2 1 2 years old.
My cellar gets water in it during rain storms because the bilco basement classic series steel sided doors are leaky.
What are my options.
My first thought was just clean it up and put some fresh concrete over it.
I called them a bilco door.
Bulkhead leaks can come from rusted doors improperly sealed joints and cracks in the concrete foundation surrounding the bulkhead.
How to seal a cellar bulkhead to stop water leaks.
We have a standard exterior bilco door that leads to semi finished space in our basement.
Alot of older farm houses had them years ago.
Watch this short video to see a tip on how to prevent some of this moisture intrusion.