How can I stop water when it rains from coming towards my front door ?

Miz Neco
by Miz Neco
  13 answers
  • 17335038 17335038 on Jun 09, 2020

    What sort of material is directly in front of your front door? concrete, dirt, wooden deck......? Posting a picture of the bottom of the front door will help illustrate the situation.

  • William William on Jun 10, 2020

    Whatever you have in the front door area it needs to be slightly sloped away from the door.

  • Michelle Leslie Michelle Leslie on Jun 10, 2020

    Hi there, I'm not sure if you have place above your door to put up a small awning. That could help.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jun 10, 2020

    Check our your drainage away from the house-the gutters-are they clogged and where does the rain water go besides toward your front door?

    Check out the area in front of your front door, is it sloped away?

  • The ground near your house should be graded to move water away from your house. If it isn't you may need to regrade.

  • Oliva Oliva on Jun 10, 2020

    In addition to possibly regrading or adding an awning, note that your downspouts should be diverting rain water no less than 10' from your home's foundation.

  • Kmdreamer Kmdreamer on Jun 10, 2020

    Find the path that it’s taking that is running to your front door and block it with a rock wall small like 4 inch ,or use dirt and brick to divert it another way .

  • Try to dig a trench to force it away. I've seen some nice ones lines with rives stones.

  • Beth Beth on Jun 10, 2020

    As someone else said, I'd start by checking out your gutters--they should help shunt water away from your house. Do you have gutters? Do they need to be cleaned or replaced?

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jun 10, 2020

    Hello Miz,

    1. The best possible way would be to build a covered porch.

    2. Next would be to add a porch with a roof and two sides.

    3. Just a canopy would help. or you could get a Storm door!

    4 Fit a gutter over your front door maybe?

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jun 12, 2020

    Hello. Check your gutters and downspouts to make sure they have free flow from rain water.


    This is been a very common problem in past residences we’ve lived in. The water probably would even cause the wood molding around the door to rot. Be sure that there’s proper caulking around the door frame and that the Door gaskets are intact.

  • Sharon Sharon on Jun 14, 2020

    Agree with Vimar that gutter downspouts need to move water away from the building, I had to add extensions to mine to keep the water from pooling next to the house.

    If that doesn't solve the problem you may have to add a channel drain next to the door and a french drain. Check out the many solutions on Apple drains videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZmctiwpLN4&t=96s they have lots of videos, click on their name