There is flashing over the top of the door. The section that appear to get when is the section right behind the white trim to the right of the door where indicated in this picture because there is no head flashing on that piece of trim. The sheathing 20" above that point and below the deck...
There's no house wrap behind the siding unfortunately. I did completely remove the door and applied Grace adhesive weather shield around the and inside the entire opening and all the way to the bottom of the sheathing.
Where I believe the majority of the moisture is coming from is between the...
I've had a tough year last year with hidden water damage and rot and had to do a bunch of repairs. Now that winter is over up here in the north east (New Hampshire) I'm taking a look at a few things to see how everything held up. I attached a picture of on repair that was necessary. The rim...
Yes the peal and stick goes under the threshold and up the rough opening by 18" on the inside and the outer sheathing.
The kick plate required to cover the entire sheathing under the door would be nearly 20". Is it necessary to cover the entire area with the kick plate or should I should...
Thanks for the reply, here's a pic. My terminology on this stuff isn't always so good but the but I think I know what you are asking. The door threshold does overhang the sheathing by 3/4" and the kick plate was and old piece of 1/2" pine (not shown). The condensation was on the surface of...
Hello all,
This is my first post here, thanks in advance for any advice. Last fall I replaced an entry door that was showing it's age and the framing of it was rotted out. I also had to replace subfloor, a section of the rim joist and joists. This was far and away the most major project I...