My first thought was just clean it up and put some fresh concrete over it.
Bilco doors leaking.
How to seal a cellar bulkhead to stop water leaks.
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The house is about 2 1 2 years old.
It s the french door style slanted doors you go down and then there s a regular door that goes into the basement.
I called them a bilco door.
The air is coming from the cracks at the door hinges and around the doors themselves.
Look for holes in the doors cracks in the surrounding foundation or leaks in the joints where the bulkhead meets the concrete.
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.
Moisture intrusion through a bilco door is a common issue.
Bulkhead leaks can come from rusted doors improperly sealed joints and cracks in the concrete foundation surrounding the bulkhead.
What are my options.
How can we seal this bilco door without creating condensation issues around the door and or seal.
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.
09 26 2011 05 29 pm.
My cellar gets water in it during rain storms because the bilco basement classic series steel sided doors are leaky.
However im pretty sure concrete isnt going to adhere to it too well.
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We are having trouble with cold air coming in during the winter months and damp air in the spring summer months.