I need some help here. I serviced a client a few months ago who had a pair of French Doors that were letting in a substantial amount of water. The threshold was at the same level as the carpeting and the doors dragged when opened. The shoes were also worn out.
So I thought, no problem! Install a sill riser and new shoes and we'll be good to go. I did that, and replaced the felt spline in the astragal while I was at it. Perimeter q-lon was fine...
Doors still leak, quite a bit. They are very exposed, one of those bay bumpouts that the fasica doesn't follow, so they get a pitiful 6" overhang--no gutters either. In any given storm the lower 2 feet of the doors are wet.
I went there in the rain to try and do some sleuthing. Taking my maglite to shine across the threshold, I got right down on the floor and tried to see where the water might be coming in. I was surprised to clearly see dust particles all along the threshold. It appeared bone-dry to me, but the carpet just inside was clearly wet in places.
I'm stumped... what am I overlooking here? We're into the dry season now, but they would like the issue resolved and I would like to resolve it for them. Although I told them that my initial idea might not fix the problem completely, I feel kinda responsible now, you know how that goes...
Appreciative of your thoughts.
-Aaron
So I thought, no problem! Install a sill riser and new shoes and we'll be good to go. I did that, and replaced the felt spline in the astragal while I was at it. Perimeter q-lon was fine...
Doors still leak, quite a bit. They are very exposed, one of those bay bumpouts that the fasica doesn't follow, so they get a pitiful 6" overhang--no gutters either. In any given storm the lower 2 feet of the doors are wet.
I went there in the rain to try and do some sleuthing. Taking my maglite to shine across the threshold, I got right down on the floor and tried to see where the water might be coming in. I was surprised to clearly see dust particles all along the threshold. It appeared bone-dry to me, but the carpet just inside was clearly wet in places.
I'm stumped... what am I overlooking here? We're into the dry season now, but they would like the issue resolved and I would like to resolve it for them. Although I told them that my initial idea might not fix the problem completely, I feel kinda responsible now, you know how that goes...
Appreciative of your thoughts.
-Aaron
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