Locksmiths Burlington Team

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French doors are doors with large areas of glass to allow light and outdoor views into the home. Without proper sealing, they also serve as a source of water leaks. Left untreated, these water leaks can damage your flooring and may even rot the doors and surrounding structure.

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Fixing a door sill leak requires only some simple adjustments, and often takes just a few hours to complete. You may want to try and do it yourself, so we came up with few instructions to help you.

• Open your French doors and prop them fully open.
• Remove all screws holding the threshold . Carefully remove it from the opening.
• Caulk the bottom of the threshold until the entire surface is covered with caulk. Place the threshold carefully back into the opening; and replace the screws, tightening them in place with your screwdriver or drill.
• Trace around the entire threshold with caulk. Start at either end of the opening, and caulk where the door frame meets the threshold. Trace along the entire length of the threshold with caulk on both the inside and outside of the opening.
• Measure the width of each door, then subtract 1/8 inch.
• Cut brush-style door sweeps to fit the width of each door. Use a hacksaw or circular saw to carefully cut the sweeps to the correct length.
• Install the door sweeps onto the exterior surface of the door with screws . Pre-drill holes for these screws in the door first by holding the sweep up against the door and using the holes in the sweep as a guide.
• Add spring bronze weather stripping to stop water from coming in between the doors. Nail this material to the edge of the inactive leaf (the door you use the least often) from top to bottom. Use the nails or screws provided with the weather stripping to complete this task.

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