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| From Job Photos |
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| From Job Photos |
A referal from a client in Shutesburry Massachusetts called me and said her door had leaked there was a little bit of rot and she needed a new door. After removing a little bit of siding to expose the damge so we could properly estimate the job I took some pictures of what we found.
The original builder of the house failed to install any sort of flashing or membrane underlayment. Instead he opted to rely on a few beads of silicone sealant(which is not caulk) underneath the door to keep the water out. IT DIDNT WORK! and lead to a several thousand dollar repair . The door slowly leaked un noticed untill all of the framing under the door had rotted out, this included the rim joist the ends of a few joists as well as portions of the sill plate.
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After replacing all of the rotted framing and before installing the new door we fabricated a flashing pan out of heavy guage aluminum. The pan directs any water that gets behind the siding and under the door out and top of the WRB(double layers of tar paper) where it can drip harmlessly out the bottom. We were then able to set the door in a few beads of tri polymer sealant on top of the pan. Then we sealed the sides of the door with expanding polyurethane foam for an air tight installation.
Replacing the rotted framing was about $2500 of the projects cost. Including material, the fabrication of the flashing added about $75 to the total cost of the job.
