Aluminium Sliding Door Sill Detail
Pan flashing for exterior doors windows rot below a sliding glass door.
Aluminium sliding door sill detail. Alspec s high performance sliding door. Below our next photo shows the extensive rot that ensued. This aluminum sill for a sliding glass door was installed over the plywood subfloor of the author s new york offices in the 1970 s. The carpenter used no pan flashing.
Finished to match the color of the frame. Standard on the series 600 sliding glass door the 1 5 sill s high interior leg and sloped profile provides a water barrier and meets the commercial specifications of the american architectural manufacturers association aama. Aluminum alloy with a structural wall thickness of 062 and non structural wall thickness of 050. Sliding panels may also need adjusting up or down once the door is installed also being installer s responsibility.
Aluminium sliding doors series 100 installation details. Proglide is an update of the commercial sliding door featuring new sill sections for both double and triple track and a number of new sash options that allow for thicker glass double glazing and an on site glazing option. Early planning to avoid disappointment and unnecessary expense the way we achieve the desired threshold height between the inside and outside of bi folding or sliding doors is to plan for it in advance before the build. Brick veneer typical jamb detail typical head sill detail.