Sliding Patio Door Track Fills With Water

Look for dirt or debris that could be clogging these holes.

Sliding patio door track fills with water.

There s a trio of aligned holes on the track rails. These holes are normally in the outside corners of the tracks. I am adding a photo of the window tracks. Check to see which door moves and which one is the stationary.

Have a reputable sliding door contractor remove the door if it has not been damaged build a new frame and reinstall the door. Damage to the door itself. The track on the sliding glass door should have a weep hole drain hole on each end to drain the water out of the track. If the sliding glass door is placed directly on a pre existing concrete slab with no recessed area in which the door track can lay water can penetrate the home s interior flooring through the bottom of the threshold if there is a breach in old caulking.

If a frame is crooked water can leak into the gaps between door and frame. If you have a problem with water leaking it will usually be on the bottom track threshold of the non stationary door. The weep holes seem present and unblocked. Any thoughts on how to fix this.

Sliding door sliding patio doors are the solution sliding panel travels on a hardened stainless steel track cover for ek366 glass options along with argon or krypton gas fills are options k366 that you will want to discuss with your window representative. 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. The water seems to be filling the window tracks then entering. It is likely that one or both of these weep holes are clogged.

This is a three panel horizontal sliding window.