Ideas to seal gap above curved side gate

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Hi guys,

We have a curved side gate, pictured below. It leads to an inside storage room, which is otherwise fairly weatherproof and is used as a storage area leading off a separate utility room.

We're not interested in making that room warm, as that would not be feasible, however, when it rains heavily, especially if the wind blows, the rain blows above the door inside.

Does anyone have any ideas of something to put above the door to block the gap? It doesn't need to be sealed, but just to slightly weatherproof it :)

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Thanks,

Mal
 
I would cut the door off square providing you have a 6'6" door remaining, your making hard work for yourself with the way it presently is, then I would a cut ply panel to fit archway.
 
Caged said:
I imagine that would make the doorway only suitable for 7 of Snow White's friends.
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OP doesn't provide details of overall height available, that's why I said, providing your left with a 6'6" door, I cut the door square & have the arch infill as a seperate piece.
 
cut an arch out of plywood that fits the section you want sealed then mark it inside again following the contour of your original cut and then cut this.... you can make this cut any size you like as long as its larger than the gap you want filled so for instance if you cut the second arch 50mm in from the first line you would have a 50mm wide arch piece .. hold this in place against your closed door on the inside and mark on the inside edge of it where it meets the wall ... attack wooden fillets one either side of the arch and one at the top against your line marked on the wall and then hold your arch piece up to the fillets ... screw through the arch piece face into the fillets and your gap will now be filled as your door will close against the arch piece .. if you would like it wind proof or more water proof you can silicone the front edge of this also
 
Could always get a sheet of 18mm ply or 22, cut a template of the brick arch out of some scrap, and create a few 2" )or whatever the gap is) pieces and screw them together, sand and prime, and pop in place, will look like your frame is continued around the arch then. May have to trim the top of the door but you can then seal the brickwork/frame with brown frame sealant too if you wanted. Will look tidy and only cost you a sheet of ply. £20 quid maybe.
 
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Nightglow said:
OP doesn't provide details of overall height available, that's why I said, providing your left with a 6'6" door, I cut the door square & have the arch infill as a seperate piece.
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The reference to height remaining was edited in after my reply. It was fairly reasonable to assume that it's not a 9ft door.
 
What about a door canopy on the other side. It is surprising how much water can be kept out just from an overhang on the other side.

Failing that surely just a better fitting door with much tighter clearances would sort this?
 
That door hasn't been made correctly.
There shouldn't be any wooden side pillars, they force a gap to be left at the sides, hence the gap all around the arch. Someone didn't know what they were doing.


Cut a door to fit the hole exactly
Fit iron hinge bearers into the wall (as below)

hang the new door on them.

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If you want a dirt cheap fix you could just slide some thick pipe insulation over the edge of it. It won't be pretty though.
 
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