Photo 330 of 410, Defective House

This is the back door under the porch in progress. Note the rainscreen actually protruding from between the azek and the door jamb. I am assuming Dave cut this flush then caulked over it to cover the gap. Since the gap was so large, it allowed the caulk to come in direct contact with the rainscreen and flashing tape - that explains why this only happened on the doors, and not the windows, where the caulk is only on the surface where the siding meets the trim.

Dave probably should have used backer rod here, and if we have further problems, I will have him cut out all the caulk and redo it using backer rod. So far, though, everything has been fine.

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Here's what happened, I think... This is the back door under the porch in progress. Note the rainscreen actually protruding from between the azek and the door jamb. I am assuming Dave cut this flush then caulked over it to cover the gap. Since the gap was so large, it allowed the caulk to come in direct contact with the rainscreen and flashing tape - that explains why this only happened on the doors, and not the windows, where the caulk is only on the surface where the siding meets the trim. Dave probably should have used backer rod here, and if we have further problems, I will have him cut out all the caulk and redo it using backer rod. So far, though, everything has been fine. Add Comment (0 total)
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