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Category: Deterioration

WHY IS MY TRACK SINKING?

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| Construction, Deterioration, Tracks

When your sliding patio door was new, it moved left and right along a level track.  But, now it sinks in the middle and on one end. The track is so low at one point that there is now an air gap at the top of the door.  And, every time the door moves across […]

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WOOD ROT

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| Construction, Deterioration

If your solid wood core sliding patio door is in close proximity to a pool, pond, fountain, stream, river, lake, waterfall or ocean… it will eventually rot.  It doesn’t matter whether your door has external cladding or not. The deterioration and swelling of the wood core is most apparent at the bottom frame of the operating door(s) and/or stationary […]

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DOOR SCRAPES BULGING PANEL

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| Cold Air, Deterioration

Some sliding patio door systems have experienced the problem of rain water seeping behind the exterior cladding at the bottom of the glass.  To prevent such problems, we recommend running a bead of clear silicone caulk along the horizontal seam where the bottom of the glass meets the cladding. If the water has saturated the wood […]

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PAINTING A SLIDER

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| Construction, Deterioration

There is something you should know before you call a painter to spruce up your sliding patio door. If the operating door is not removed prior to painting, it will be difficult for the painter not to get paint on the weather-seal and this will adversely affect the ability of your door to keep out the cold.  And, […]

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A Little Caulk Could Save Your Life!

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| Deterioration, Tracks

Caulking, when exposed to the weather for a number of years, can dry out and chip away.  If you don’t re-caulk the outside edge of your sliding patio door track where it meets the cement, rain water will seep in and rot the wood below. As the wood softens, the track sinks about 3/4″, just enough […]

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