Temple City Windows & Doors That Shed Water
Temple City sliding and folding glass doors set on sloped sill pans with lapped flashing and drain channels, reviewed by the city building department.
A sloped pan under the sill and a drain channel at the threshold do the quiet work on a Temple City sliding door. Rain that reaches the glass should have a clear path out to the yard. Getting that path right takes lapped flashing, a sill that falls outward and a patio that tilts away from the house.
Behind the frame
Water that gets past a door frame travels behind the stucco when the wall has no path to send it out. The sill sits on a metal or membrane pan that tilts outward, the jamb flashing laps over it in shingle order, and the weather barrier above laps over the head flashing. Each lap sheds water onto the layer below. A shortcut at a single joint can leave a leak that shows up far from the door. Sealant at the head goes on as the final layer, because sealant ages out long before flashing does.
On the patio side
Outside, the slab or deck should fall away from the sill. A drain channel along a flush threshold catches what the slab cannot shed, and a downspout that dumps beside the frame gets moved. We check the fall with a level, rinse the slab to see where water pools and add the fixes to the quote. The city building department reviews the flashing details together with the structural set. If the old door was leaking, the sill framing is probed for soft wood before the pan goes in.
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With the beam sized by an engineer, a broad opening across the back is often possible. A fireplace, a staircase or a drain stack in the way can narrow it, and the visit maps those out. Glass then begins and ends where the framing allows.
A slider leaves a fixed panel and a slim frame in the view. A folding set opens the most width and gathers at a side. Panels that pocket into the wall need an empty cavity. Each type has its own sill detail for water, and the quote shows them together.
Across the top of the opening goes a beam drawn by the engineer, its end posts bearing down on footings sized for the load. Temporary props hold the wall during demolition, and the city inspector reviews the framing before finish layers hide it.
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