WZ Carpentry provides door installation and door replacement in Westport, CT. Wind-driven rain reaches an entry from angles that a calm day never reveals, and weatherstripping alone does not stop it.
Westport entries take rain sideways. Water that would run down a sheltered door gets pushed directly into the gap along the hinge side.
That is why some Westport doors leak only in a storm and appear completely sealed the rest of the year.
WZ Carpentry looks at the flashing and the sill pan, not just the weatherstripping. The visit is free anywhere in Westport, CT.
Weatherstripping seals against a surface. When wind pressure exceeds what the sweep can hold, water passes anyway and lands on the subfloor.
Adding more stripping to a Westport entry treats the symptom. The water path above and below the door is what actually needs correcting.
Exterior door installation in Westport, CT sets that path first, then seals it, in that order.
Entry door replacement in Westport covers the unit, jamb, threshold, sill pan, flashing, hardware, and casings on both sides.
Exterior door installation in Westport covers patio and side entries built to take wind-driven rain rather than fair weather.
Interior door replacement in Westport covers passage and closet doors hung square to the existing casing detail.
Tell us which doors and what each one does during a storm. That detail narrows it faster than a photograph of the door.
The written scope prices the flashing and threshold work separately from the unit, so Westport homeowners see the whole picture.
Residential door work in Westport is insured, with written proof of coverage available before the job starts.
Door Services in Westport
A door contractor in Westport, CT gets called about storm leaks more than about broken doors. Water appears inside during a hard rain from one direction and nowhere else.
Westport door services from WZ Carpentry trace that path. The flashing above, the sill pan below, and the jamb between them get corrected before the new unit is hung.
Westport entries take water at an angle, which defeats weatherstripping that would hold in ordinary weather.
Door work may require a permit if the opening changes.
Older colonials carry non-standard openings and original casing detail, so measuring and matching both apply.
22 years of residential carpentry in Connecticut, including flashing and threshold detail on exposed entries.
Wind is pushing water past the sweep and into the gap. It's a water path problem above and below the door, not a weatherstripping problem.
Not on its own. If the flashing and sill pan are wrong, the new unit sits in the same conditions and the leak comes back with the next hard rain.
It helps in ordinary weather and fails under wind pressure. Correcting the path the water takes is what actually stops it.
Yes. Those take the same exposure as the front entry and usually have less overhang protecting them, which makes the detail matter more.
Which door, and what happens during a storm. That description gets to the cause faster than anything visible on a dry day.
WZ Carpentry also installs and replaces doors nearby. Door services near Westport, CT extend to the following areas.
Tell us which doors are giving trouble and what each one does. Wilmer checks the frames in Westport in person before quoting a unit.
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Interior and exterior trim, stairs, railings, fascia, and custom woodwork.
Window installation and replacement, with sills and trim rebuilt on both sides.
Deck construction, repair, replacement, and restoration, starting at the framing.
