Rotted Wood Under Sliding Door

I was merely talking about the wood directly under a patio door or entry door.

Rotted wood under sliding door.

We have removed the deck surrounding siding and have determined that it will be necessary. This is part of a 10 year old addition i assume the deck is the same age we moved in about 5 years ago. The next week he arrived for the patio door replacement again right on time and got the job done. He worked for 4 hours and 30 minutes installing the doors and replacing the track.

Mix polyester wood filler or bondo wood filler and press it into the recess with a putty knife. Then coat the rotted door frame area with wood hardener as shown. The kick board underneath the sill is rotting i assume it s pine and is about 4 1 2 wide high and sits on about 1 inch of concrete filler. To repair rotted door frame first remove rotted wood with a 5 in 1 or other sharp tool.

How to replace the rotten wood in an outside sliding door. How to use epoxy on wood for repairs. Is this more than just replacing some wood. We have just discovered extensive wood rot under the base of our sliding glass door.

The rot goes into my cedar decking a little bit and it also goes into the bottom of the sliding door frame. We have a sliding door in the rear of our house that goes to a 2 step stoop then down to the patio. Does the door need to be removed and re. Sun 06 sep 1998.

Wood rot and sliding patio doors. Should i leave this to a pro. Extensive wood rot around base of sliding glass door date. Dry rot involves less water but the destructive fungi that cause dry rot still need some moisture to do their wood fiber eating thing.

Before you think you ve got things under control at your front door you might have a few more exterior doors that might need attention and repair rotted wood door bottom. The house is off grade. Affiliate tool links for this video. He even took the old sliding doors away even though he only had a little panel truck.

The rot typically occurs on the. How about your side door although they re often made of fiberglass which won t rot but the trim around it will. The step down from the sliding door to the stoop is about 6 inches. Dewalt 20v oscillating multitool my new one.

Http bit ly dewaltmultitool porter cable multitool. This door opens onto a small uncovered deck. Exterior sliding doors usually incur rot due to improper sealing of the door along the bottom edge.