Metal threshold results in ice indoors
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:27:58 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:
Our front door has an aluminum alloy threshold, and we have just noticed
that ice is forming on the indoor side of it; this, when it melts, will
not be good for our wooden floor.
What must be happening, I am sure, is that, because the outdoor
temperature is now well below freezing, water-vapor from the indoor air
is condensing an freezing on the surface.
Short of (a) replacing the threshold by a wooden one or (b) cutting the
aluminum one lengthwise and interposing a "thermal barrier" between the
two sections, what's a good way of solving this problem?
Perce
Lift the metal threshold out. Clean and put three beads of clear
silicon caulk down, maybe 1/2 inch bead or less. Place the threshold
back in place. No more leaks... in or out..
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