Sliding Door Leaking From Top
After gaining a general understanding of your door keep in mind the easiest way to prevent leaks is to keep your tracks free of debris and your plastic or metal rollers clean.
Sliding door leaking from top. To slide the heavy doors along the metal frames the doors use metal or plastic rollers. Flashing is a protective sealing membrane designed to protect a wall at its most vulnerable points namely where window and door openings exist. Be sure to tape thin sheets of plywood over the glass to protect the door from flying pieces of concrete. In this video i show you how i repaired a leak by replacing an incorrect capping job.
Above the door is a window new last year installed. Once you ve exposed the top sides and bottom of the door you can assess what needs to be. Weatherstripping and flashing are rubber insulators located on the. Leak happen when it is a heavy rain with wind blows same direction where is the door.
Check the weatherstripping or flashing. I used this tape for sealing. It sounds like the problem may be with the flashing or lack thereof around your sliding glass door. How to fix a sliding door leak.
Test the door for the location of the leak. Check to see which door moves and which one is the stationary. Aim a garden water hose with a sprayer set on mist or low at the outside of the sliding door. I resealed all the bricks outside with mortar and new roof gutters are clean.