Patio Door Leaking At Bottom

Aim a garden water hose with a sprayer set on mist or low at the outside of the sliding door.

Patio door leaking at bottom.

If you have a problem with water leaking it will usually be on the bottom track threshold of the non stationary door. Spray the door and look for the leak location. If you like my content or find it helpful support my youtube channel or my podcast links below. Moisture could be seeping into your home from the top.

However in some instances the top corner of the door is the true culprit. Check to see which door moves and which one is the stationary. Solution is a tight bottom sweep doorseal and a rain splashguard or dripcap on the bottom outer face of door like the following link the type i use unless a fancy appearing one is desired easy to diy on most doors. I ve got a sliding patio door on the back of my home there s a moisture problem directly under the door in the basement.

The gutters are clear and the patio is level. Sometimes water intrusion is severe staining carpets and causing dryrot at the subfloor baseboards and sometimes even the wall. To slide the heavy doors along the metal frames the doors use metal or plastic rollers. If you cannot re create the leak problem inspect the interior of the door for stains or rust.

Water leakage is a common problem with sliding door thresholds. You can do this by taking steps to make the bottom of the door frame waterproof before you install the door. 6 rain hitting threshold and running down door face is splashing seeping under door on top of the threshold. When a door leaks the most common suspect is the bottom corner of the unit.

I plan to seal.