Sliding Door Flashing Pan

Pan flashing for exterior doors windows rot below a sliding glass door.

Sliding door flashing pan.

Sloped sill pan for vinyl sliding door and window installation and flashing. To effectively keep out air and water a sill pan needs to be properly sealed. Jamsill guard is an adjustable sill pan flashing designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. For example on a 96 inch tall opening and 12 inch flashing it would be 96 24 1 119 inch pieces of flashing.

This aluminum sill for a sliding glass door was installed over the plywood subfloor of the author s new york offices in the 1970 s. The carpenter used no pan flashing. Made from quality high impact abs plastics jamsill guard will not deteriorate or corrode over time. Suresill 3 1 4 in x80 in.

Jamsill guard is an adjustable sill pan flashing designed to prevent water damage from window and door leaks. As such the sealing of the window or door assemblies into the rough opening through the use of membrane flashing and or sealants should be made at the jamb and head. Apply the flashing so it extends 11 1 2 inches 12 inch paper above the head and 11 1 2inches below the sill. A pan flashing is an element installed below every window and door designed to collect and direct any water that may leak through or around the opening back out to the exterior.

The jamb flashing needs to be applied using the formula rough opening height 2 times the width of the flashing 1 inch. Channel plate for sloped sill pan for vinyl sliding doors and window installation flashing case of 10 model ss 3 32c 080 237 77. They are also susceptible to damage when an installer slides the door into place. Jamsill guard s simple design is inexpensive easy to install and more user friendly than comparable products on the market.

Flashing tape sill pans also don t have the proper slope to allow water to drain to the outside. Below our next photo shows the extensive rot that ensued. White pvc sloped sill pan for door and window installation and flashing end caps case of 20 pairs price.