Sliding Door Wood Rot

We have just discovered extensive wood rot under the base of our sliding glass door.

Sliding door wood rot.

It takes paint well and won t rot. And on a patio or deck they seem to rot at an alarming rate. Wood rot in a door can create drafts reducing the door s energy efficiency and causing your hvac system to work harder. Replaced 8 to 12 feet of the exterior wall behind the sliding patio door the insulation plywood sheathing and siding.

Lift the door up and tilt. 12 panel honey painted wood sliding door with installation hardware kit model ak k2 h 24 299 99 box 299 99 box free delivery. This door opens onto a small uncovered deck. Due to rain and humidity moisture gets caught in the wood and makes it rot over a while.

It s likely that the rot extends to the bottom edge. Rotted windows frame makes the overall look of windows really bad. That s the only piece of wood under a door that i can think of that isn t immediately obvious what it s called. With the aging of windows the decomposition of the frame is a really common issue.

A door with a rotted frame can begin to show signs of structural damage such as the door not sitting plumb within the frame or not opening and closing properly. New akicon k2 series 24 in. Here are the repairs we needed to make. I call that a riser.

Reinforced wall studs which were almost non existent due to wood rot. We have removed the deck surrounding siding and have determined that it will be necessary to replace the 16ft 2x8 which sits on its edge and runs lengthwise under the door frame and rests on top of another 2x8 flat and anchor screwed to the cinder block foundation. New akicon z1 series 42. Remove the door from the opening by grasping it with both hands on either side of the door.

Draw a square or rectangular box around the rotted area. How to replace the rotten wood in an outside sliding door 1. The house is off grade. Over the 17 years we ve owned the home moisture must have seeped through the glass panels and totally rotted the wood on the inside.

Use a polyester filler to rebuild rotted or damaged wood. Rebuilt the rough opening for the sliding patio door. Windows restore is here to repair your wood windows and make them completely new. 3 carefully chisel and break out lower.

I ve heard it called kick plate even though that s technically a metal plate on the bottom rail of the door so you don t scuff the door with your shoe when you kick it open. 2 cut through marked line with oscillating multi tool. A building inspector would see that even though the doorframes are aluminum the bottom interior is wood which has become rotten.