Wood Rot Under Door Sill at August Kaiser blog

Wood Rot Under Door Sill. This should help to protect wood. There should be a membrane flashing under the door and on top of the wood. It sounds like the door wasn't installed correctly. I have not taken off the kick board to see. Thresholds come in wood and metal, with a rubber gasket to seal out the cold. It appears that water has been seeping under the door sill from the outside and has rotted part or all of the underlying door frame. 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. Door threshold replacement should be done if it's damaged for safety and aesthetics. Put on the knee pads and safety goggles. If the threshold of an exterior door includes a wooden sill that has rotted, it’ll need to be replaced. The first step is to apply wood preservative to all sides of the door sill before the installation. It's also possible that the water is coming in along the perimeter. Open the door and secure with a doorstop or heavy object such as a brick.

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. Thresholds come in wood and metal, with a rubber gasket to seal out the cold. This should help to protect wood. It appears that water has been seeping under the door sill from the outside and has rotted part or all of the underlying door frame. Door threshold replacement should be done if it's damaged for safety and aesthetics. Put on the knee pads and safety goggles. There should be a membrane flashing under the door and on top of the wood. Open the door and secure with a doorstop or heavy object such as a brick. I have not taken off the kick board to see. It's also possible that the water is coming in along the perimeter.

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Wood Rot Under Door Sill It's also possible that the water is coming in along the perimeter. There should be a membrane flashing under the door and on top of the wood. Thresholds come in wood and metal, with a rubber gasket to seal out the cold. Door threshold replacement should be done if it's damaged for safety and aesthetics. It sounds like the door wasn't installed correctly. It appears that water has been seeping under the door sill from the outside and has rotted part or all of the underlying door frame. It's also possible that the water is coming in along the perimeter. Put on the knee pads and safety goggles. Open the door and secure with a doorstop or heavy object such as a brick. 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. If the threshold of an exterior door includes a wooden sill that has rotted, it’ll need to be replaced. This should help to protect wood. The first step is to apply wood preservative to all sides of the door sill before the installation. I have not taken off the kick board to see.