Post by Teachndad on Feb 6, 2022 4:54:06 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
We have been working on rebuilding the entry door on my Rod and Reel. The bottom horizontal internal frame support was long gone having rotted and fallen out. I still had the bottom trim piece, however.
So these doors were never weather sealed as far as I can tell. At the corners where the trim pieces butt up against each other, they have a gap as seen below.
I can seal those with gutter seal at the top of the door. But, what about at the bottom of the door corners? The trim slips over the skin. Let’s present this scenario: Imagine a driving rain with wind gusts and the rain is blowing against the door and running down the front surface of the door. The trim piece acts like a funnel and the water then leaks/seeps down into the bottom of the wood frame and gathers. It feeds the rot gods. This is probably what caused it to rot in the first place.
The image below has the arrow pointing to the top of the trim piece. Unfortunately, the door is on its side, but imagine it’s vertical. I didn’t have an image of the door placed vertically.
So, under this scenario, the water could pool (I guess). If I gutter sealed the corner trim on the bottom, then I think the lower horizontal internal frame support would begin to rot. The water couldn't leak out the bottom of the of the door because I have essentially created a tray for the water to collect. If that is what happens, then would it then be better to just leave those corners unsealed so the water could leak out, and rot would be minimized? We did paint the internal door frame.
This all reminds me of the debate of whether or not to seal the underside of the floor.
Cheers,
Rod
We have been working on rebuilding the entry door on my Rod and Reel. The bottom horizontal internal frame support was long gone having rotted and fallen out. I still had the bottom trim piece, however.
So these doors were never weather sealed as far as I can tell. At the corners where the trim pieces butt up against each other, they have a gap as seen below.
I can seal those with gutter seal at the top of the door. But, what about at the bottom of the door corners? The trim slips over the skin. Let’s present this scenario: Imagine a driving rain with wind gusts and the rain is blowing against the door and running down the front surface of the door. The trim piece acts like a funnel and the water then leaks/seeps down into the bottom of the wood frame and gathers. It feeds the rot gods. This is probably what caused it to rot in the first place.
The image below has the arrow pointing to the top of the trim piece. Unfortunately, the door is on its side, but imagine it’s vertical. I didn’t have an image of the door placed vertically.
So, under this scenario, the water could pool (I guess). If I gutter sealed the corner trim on the bottom, then I think the lower horizontal internal frame support would begin to rot. The water couldn't leak out the bottom of the of the door because I have essentially created a tray for the water to collect. If that is what happens, then would it then be better to just leave those corners unsealed so the water could leak out, and rot would be minimized? We did paint the internal door frame.
This all reminds me of the debate of whether or not to seal the underside of the floor.
Cheers,
Rod
