Just had a blowing rain.I have rain water in both exterior doors.As I stand outside on the ground, I can quickly,swing the door back and forth and water appears to come out the bottom corner of the door closest to me.I'm guessing water is getting inside around the window of each door.I assume water in the door is not good.Does anyone have any tips/suggestions to stop this.Thanks!!Pat

If it was me, I would caulk (dicor sealant) the place the water was coming in at.

Jay Pat wrote:Just had a blowing rain.I have rain water in both exterior doors.As I stand outside on the ground, I can quickly,swing the door back and forth and water appears to come out the bottom corner of the door closest to me.I'm guessing water is getting inside around the window of each door.I assume water in the door is not good.Does anyone have any tips/suggestions to stop this.Thanks!!PatIt's not good. In fact it will rot the internal door frame.You need to pull the inner garnish off, remove the glass (top and bottom if it's a double pane and apply sealant to the glass (outside side) after removing all the old sealant. I've done that before and used the 'no no' RTV silicone clear but Dicor will work if you have some.

The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.

bobndot wrote:The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.No, remove the glass as I described and bed the removed glass in sealant and replace the inner garnish. That is the right way to do it.The inner garnish applies clamping pressure to the glass and seats it in the sealant. Just applying a bead of sealant around the outer glass frame may or may not seal it....and it will look like hell.Do it right the first time and be dine with it.

SidecarFlip wrote:bobndot wrote:The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.No, remove the glass as I described and bed the removed glass in sealant and replace the inner garnish. That is the right way to do it.The inner garnish applies clamping pressure to the glass and seats it in the sealant. Just applying a bead of sealant around the outer glass frame may or may not seal it....and it will look like hell.Do it right the first time and be dine with it.Ive done it this way many times and if you use clear and you're neat about it , it looks fine. I never had one con't to leak. However, you are correct that doing it as you describe is correct. It all depends on a persons skill level.

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bobndot
Explorer II
Aug 03, 2017
SidecarFlip wrote:
bobndot wrote:
The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.

No, remove the glass as I described and bed the removed glass in sealant and replace the inner garnish. That is the right way to do it.

The inner garnish applies clamping pressure to the glass and seats it in the sealant. Just applying a bead of sealant around the outer glass frame may or may not seal it....and it will look like hell.

Do it right the first time and be dine with it.

Ive done it this way many times and if you use clear and you're neat about it , it looks fine. I never had one con't to leak.
However, you are correct that doing it as you describe is correct. It all depends on a persons skill level.
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Aug 03, 2017
bobndot wrote:
The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.

No, remove the glass as I described and bed the removed glass in sealant and replace the inner garnish. That is the right way to do it.

The inner garnish applies clamping pressure to the glass and seats it in the sealant. Just applying a bead of sealant around the outer glass frame may or may not seal it....and it will look like hell.

Do it right the first time and be dine with it.
bobndot
Explorer II
Aug 03, 2017
The most common place is where the exterior glass meets the trim, they have known to leak there. Put a bead of caulk around that area.
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Aug 03, 2017
Jay Pat wrote:
Just had a blowing rain.
I have rain water in both exterior doors.
As I stand outside on the ground, I can quickly,swing the door back and forth and water appears to come out the bottom corner of the door closest to me.
I'm guessing water is getting inside around the window of each door.
I assume water in the door is not good.
Does anyone have any tips/suggestions to stop this.
Thanks!!
Pat

It's not good. In fact it will rot the internal door frame.

You need to pull the inner garnish off, remove the glass (top and bottom if it's a double pane and apply sealant to the glass (outside side) after removing all the old sealant. I've done that before and used the 'no no' RTV silicone clear but Dicor will work if you have some.
troubledwaters
Explorer III
Aug 03, 2017
If it was me, I would caulk (dicor sealant) the place the water was coming in at.

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