The outside wall should have weep holes.
Sliding door weep hole.
Typically the water intrusion will occur through the bottom threshold and can be seen inside the home within the threshold itself but it will not reach the floor unless the weep holes are clogged.
These panels are set inside of two aluminum tracks one at the top and one at the bottom.
I have a 3 year old townhouse and i m having a problem with water seeping from the sliding glass door track onto my carpeting when it rains.
Water intrusion in some sliding glass doors can occur with wind driven rains at speeds as low as 22 miles per hour.
Feature a convenient locking system a single easy to reach sash lock handle operates locks on casement windows.
Little slits at the bottom of the wall several feet apart.
Patch a tear in a slider screen if one exists.
Small slots in the exterior section of track provide drainage when water comes in contact with the glass door.
Possible damage to your window or door close and lock windows and doors any time they are not being used for venting on a nice day and particularly during high winds or rain.
On either side of the track there are usually walls at least an inch high.
Cut a piece of screen to overlap the tear about an inch.
You can usually purchase screen repair materials at a hardware store.
We had one of our baths redone a few years ago but the apartment has been empty ever since as we were away from the country.
Sew the screen patch over the tear with screen wire to fasten it to the door screen.
Your sliding patio door actually rolls on a raised center track.
To open the window.
A the time a frameless door was installed and we never thought about looking for weep holes on the track until now that we found your blog.
Though water does collect in the bottom track weep holes allow most of the water to drain back into the bathtub.
There are several reasons why water seeps indoors through sliding glass doors.