Our back sliding door has been difficult to open recently and yesterday we noticed small, metal ball bearings in the track. We have a service appointment soon to have it looked at, but wondering if anyone knows what they are or why they might be showing up?
We changed our floors last year and notice that there was dampness on the subfloor in the two corners of the sliding door. We called a handyman and he applied caulk on the corners and the tracks!.
After this and in the last one year i notice that whenever it rains, a lot of water gets collected on the sliding door track. Water comes on both the fixed and the sliding door sides, i see that it is the same track, so if water comes on one side of the pane will collect on the same track. I checked for the weep holes on the track and could not locate them. I do see the weep holes on the outside on both the corners and i cleaned them, also did not see any blockage on the outside of the weep hole. Need experts help with
1. finding the weep hole on the track
2. Has more water started coming into the tracks or less water goes out the weeping hole due to caulking on the track and corners.
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Thanks,
MK
We had a 4 season sunroom built but to keep the cost down to what we could afford, we are doing the interior finishing jobs. I've gotten most of it done or at least have a plan for it. However, I'm a bit confused on the best approach for the window jamb extensions.
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