Seeking a Professional to Fix My Exterior Door. Any Suggestions?
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 26, 2014If the wood above the door frame appears to be punky, (soft) this is a sign that the installation of the door and above window were not properly flashed to prevent water infiltration. Very common with that type of window over door set up. The biggest issue is just how far the wood has decayed. If its just the surface area you may be able to get away with a plastic filler after removal of the rotted wood. It can be shaped to match the surrounding wood trim. But that will do little if you do not correct the water issue. And that will require that the door frame or window be pulled and properly reset. What was keeping the water out in the beginning is the contractor used a caulk sealant. While this method works fine short term, you as many have experienced have seen what improper installation methods will cause. While you may never even saw the decay occurring until it got bad enough to show up visually. (which is what the installer had hoped as most likely its past warranty on work) The leak can be actually coming from the top of the window and not right next to the door window area. The only way to correct this is to hire a pro that does doors and windows. You need someone that has carpentry skills. Not a window and door company that sells replacements as they will just caulk again. You may find a contractor by doing a search at the top of the HT page. Or using your local news paper for ideas. IN any case, unless your up to removal of your window and door, this project is better left for a pro. If your home is under 10 years old, it may still have a warranty on it. But this amount of damage usually rears its ugly head around the time that the warranty is over.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 27, 2014on another note, if you look carefully at the top of the door frame and bottom of window there is a bead of sealant installed. This has allowed water to become trapped on top of the frame while if a proper header flashing was installed when the window and door was installed any leak from the window above would have been diverted out and away from the door trim and frame. I suspect that there is additional damage that will be reveled when the doo trim wood is replaced.Helpful Reply
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Rae G on Jul 29, 2014I am seeking someone to repair it... I reside in GA.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jul 29, 2014do a contractor search at the top of the page.Helpful Reply
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Zabitat on Oct 23, 2014EntryPoint of Atlanta is a great door contractor in your area. Give Paul or Brett Butler a call or go to their website: www.entrypointatlanta.comHelpful Reply
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