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Sliding door track wet after rain.
The first impulse of many do it yourselfers is to shave wood off the door.
Water collects on both sides of the track where the sliding part of the door sits and where it slides.
The wood swells and the doors become difficult to open and close.
Moisture in the air is absorbed by the wood in some doors.
Avoid having to repair or replace floors or walls by taking steps to make sure your door is able to keep the rain outside where it belongs.
A wet winter should prompt you to check your glass sliding doors to make sure they keep out the rain.
Some doors stick even in dry winter weather of course so a balky door can be a year round problem.
Rainwater seeping through a sliding glass door can cause a lot of damage indoors.
There are several reasons why water seeps indoors through sliding glass doors.
Weep holes are supposed to be there to allow the water to drain out to the outdoors.
The water seems to be filling the window tracks then entering.
Sliding doors are normally manufactured with weep holes in the track which allow water to drain out.
I have sliding glass windows on aluminium tracks and when it rains heavily especially when it is windy the rain water comes in on the window sill wets the wall underneath.
It is true that sliding door tracks car harbor water after a hard rain but several inches sounds like a lot.
Sep 27 2020 humid summer weather sometimes brings an irritating byproduct sticking doors.
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Thanks for the question and we re sorry to hear you re experiencing issues with your new sliding door.
Any thoughts on how to fix this.
If you notice moisture in your home when it rains there could be several causes according to a 1 on track the sliding door professionals.
Last night we had heavy winds with the rain which blew it against the door and the tracks filled to overflowing quickly even though the rain wasn t all that heavy.