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Door Drip Edge Can Prevent Water Damage

  
  
  

doorThere are lots of reasons you may get water damage around a door. The door may not have been installed and sealed to the slab correctly, the weather stripping may be bad or missing, etc. There are many more.

Look to see if there is a drip edge on the door. This is a lip that juts out of the door and prevents water from running down the door and under it (a sweep can help prevent this, but not in all cases). If your door doesn’t have a drip edge on the bottom exterior of the door, it may have a saw kerf cut into it. A saw kerf is cut on the underside of the door at the front edge. This makes it so that as water runs down the door and underneath, the kerf causes the droplets to fall to the exterior rather that travel across the width of the door and cause damage. A drip edge can also help deflect splashing water as it runs off of the roof.

Installing a drip edge is simple. Some slide along the underside of the door and incorporate a sweep with it. Some fasten to the exterior and screw in. In any case, you will need to pre-drill the holes and screw it to the door to secure it.

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In Mississauga, handyman is careful in adjusting the drip edge because not only does it keep the water from returning in for also it's good to keep drafts out. If you over adjust and make your trip at too tight to the threshold you will ruin the seal in no time. It's best to examine the contacting points between the threshold and the seal by inserting a thin object through. If there is still room for thin object to go through and lift the seal off the threshold, it is a proper fit
Posted @ Monday, December 13, 2010 4:14 PM by Mississauga handyman
Too many home owners run into this trouble because of poor installation.
Posted @ Wednesday, May 04, 2011 8:16 PM by Bill Covert
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