Hi,
We’ve hung some Dutch Doors on a new house that gets hammered by wind-driven rain, and there is water coming in between the leaves. How can we best weatherstrip these?
Thanks,
John
Hi,
We’ve hung some Dutch Doors on a new house that gets hammered by wind-driven rain, and there is water coming in between the leaves. How can we best weatherstrip these?
Thanks,
John
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can you use flashing on top to ovelap bottom door?
was this model intended for exterior use? seems like if it was, it would have come with what you need to weather proof.
Edited 12/6/2005 1:51 am ET by msm-s
Are there rabbits on the top/bottom of the mating doors?
A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
yes. the rabbits are mating, i guess you could say.
Outside of weatherstripping that and retrofitting a new style threshold with adjustible sill and the vinyl bead and sweep door bottom, not much you can do cept maybe a small porch/overhang to cut some of the weather b/4 it gets there.
Best of luck.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
We rabbet each leaf, and then kerf the upper leaf for the ubiquitous Q-lon compressible foam. This is about as good as you can do with inswing. Outswing - the way Dutch doors were originally used - will allow a flashing to divert water over the joint.
If the compressible foam still leaks, then I'd go to an interlock threshold and j-hook, with a bead of silicone in the crook of the j-mold.
I always figured the Dutch doors declined in popularity after the 1950's Colonial Revival due the difficulty of weatherstripping. They are definitely not for exposed situations.
Dave S
http://www.acornwoodworks.com
Can`t imagine you see too many storm doors in Cali.......but if the weatherstripping designed for the doors is failing, its something to consider.
J. D. Reynolds
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