Sliding Glass Door Leaks Cold Air

If the door trim overlaps the header strip you ll have to remove it.

Sliding glass door leaks cold air.

The stationary door fixed panel has moved away from the jamb slightly and does not allow for a good seal at the other side where the doors interlock. Any air that leaks in through your sliding glass door must push air out somewhere else from your house. Simply remove the corner pad s adhesive backing and stick the small square pad to the insides of your door frame at the crucial corners. The width opening for the sliding door system may have been sized slightly too small during installation usually by a 1 4 1 2 which prevents the operating door from having enough room.

Blocking the direct force of the wind from blowing against your sliding glass door helps. Most often these glass sliding doors are on the rear of the home and lead to a back yard or. Some are pocket doors which are interior sliding doors that are concealed in a wall pocket when open. Replacing our weather stripping was costly for six doors but we could feel the difference on our toes no more cold air leaking into the house and heat leaking out.

I plan to seal. Start removing the header screws from that end. Then remove the entire header strip. Other sliding doors are made of aluminum and glass and are usually designed for entry in and out of a home.

The gutters are clear and the patio is level. During winter months cold air radiates through the thin glass and cools the house causing the furnace to work longer. We discovered that we needed new weather stripping on all of our 20 year old sliding glass doors. Keep your blinds closed.

Sliding glass doors can be a major chink in your house s energy armor. Sliding doors come in a variety of types. Otherwise your house would explode. Open the patio door so the sliding door is in front of the stationary section.

As you reach the open part of the door have a friend brace the movable door so it doesn t tip out. I ve got a sliding patio door on the back of my home there s a moisture problem directly under the door in the basement.