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I have some water leakage around some doors I’m trying to figure out. It only occurs during windy, horizonal rainstorms. I don’t see how the “J” channels around the brick mold can keep this type of rain from blowing past them and running down the sheathing. I’ve already calked between the brick molding and J channel.
Does anyone see a problem with calking into the J channel and essentually calking the siding in place? How much does vinyl expand and contract?
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Dave,
It depends on who made the vinyl but the good answer is a bunch. Is there also a drip edge or cap over the brick mold for the door?
*Dave is your door flashed. Your leak could be higher and the water is following the under layment to your door.
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Rob and Bill,
No metal drip edge was installed over the door, just the vinyl molding that I assume serves as a gutter and carry the water to the vertical vinyl molding on the sides of the doors. I did caulk between the vinyl J mold and the brick mold.
It is flashed between the outside walls and the deck, but not under the doors. However, I did run caulk under the thresholds as the doors went down.
The only place left I can think of is inside the J mold where the siding is. I would like to silicon caulk this area but don't want the siding to loose its ability to expand/contract.
On the next house I'm going back to Hardiplank.
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I have some water leakage around some doors I'm trying to figure out. It only occurs during windy, horizonal rainstorms. I don't see how the "J" channels around the brick mold can keep this type of rain from blowing past them and running down the sheathing. I've already calked between the brick molding and J channel.
Does anyone see a problem with calking into the J channel and essentually calking the siding in place? How much does vinyl expand and contract?