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The front door was in need of a replacement but I removed it and repaired. The sealing around the glass was allowing water internally into the door and the wood panels in places, you could push your finger right through the door.
The door has new wood and is all sealed up and now I need to finish the other parts to the door I haven't done yet and need advise on what I should look for to fix the problem and not just do the aesthetics.
After each rain the side bottom of the door jams to the door frame and when the rain goes away the door is no longer jammed.
The problem I feel is water is getting into the door frame and while I could just replace the frame pieces I do not think this is the problem and would like advise what I should be looking for.
I feel the water must be coming in from somewhere but I don't see where and hope I will see the problem when I remove the door frame parts. Also there is staining under the door that I should do something about.
Hi @Kvic,
The door jamming is likely a combination of the water swelling the timber in the frame and the door. If you can't detect the source of the water, then typically, you'd sand a small amount of timber off the frame and door in the location where they are binding. You might only need to sand a tiny amount to prevent this binding issue.
If you'd like to resolve the water ingress issue, you'll need to examine the exterior of the frame and surrounding timberwork to determine any points water could be entering. The first one I spot is the aluminium trim across the threshold. There looks to be an almost 5mm gap under it that water can penetrate. Although the threshold is on a slope, any wind while it is raining will drive the water back up and under the trim. The water will then enter your floorboards and make its way into the door frame. I'd recommend sealing this gap with Parfix 300g Clear All Purpose Silicone. You should also regrout those tiles, or you could use the silicone to seal the gaps in them.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
What "bottom wood step" are you referring to @Kvic? Is the dark grey section timber? I had presumed it might be a piece of slate given the thickness of the edge.
Mitchell
The aluminium trim is likely screwed into the end of your floorboards or the subframe @Kvic. The dark grey section could quite possibly be timber. It might just be the image, but the edge of it looks around 5mm thick. If so, that would indicate it is slate and not timber, as using such thin timber on a door threshold would be unusual. The use of slate across this area would be period correct for many older historic homes. Either way, you'll likely not discover the profile of this piece and its availability until you remove it. Unless it is timber and rotten, I'd be more concerned about sealing those gaps than removing the section. How rotten is the rest of the frame that you intend on replacing? Once again, it might be the images, but the frame doesn't appear overly decayed. However, I understand the timber frame might be soft under the paint.
Mitchell
From this angle, I can see that it's most likely timber @Kvic. Can you measure its width and thickness for me, please? I can then check to see what the closest available profile would be.
Mitchell
I have removed the inside door trim to reveal the inside of the door to investigate the cause of the door jam swelling during wet periods.
The area behind the swollen area is a mess
I could also see a small bit of light coming through from the outside just above the swollen area
The problem stems from the trimming around the front door on the outside
I will wait till there is some rain to confirm that this is the problem
