So I’m replacing a front door, replacing some rotten wood and need some advice.
I need to know what to use to replace the subsill? In the old installation, the 1 1/8 inch subfloor was cut away to make room for a 2 x 6. The 2 x 6 protruded out enough to be flush with front of the brick mold. (Is this standard construction?)
I’m inclined to give a normal 2 x 6 a good outdoor finish and put it in the same way the old one was. Should I instead use all weather wood? Hardwood? Synthetic decking?
The front door gets wet when it rains, so I’m also installing a storm door, but it will not protect the last inch of the subsill from getting wet.
I appreciate any ideas you may have.
Thanks, Ben
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benak... maybe they can move this to the construction techniques folder
...i'd replace the subsill with a composite like Trex or a Pressure Treated sill
then on top of that i'd make a pan flash , either metal or Grace Ice & Water
then i'd install my door
and i'd probably follow up with a storm door
Thanks. I'll read up on making a pan flash. I've got a roll of Grace Vycor Plus on order (I live in the sticks) which I ordered for some windows, maybe it will do the trick for a pan flash.
Now that I've read what a sill pan flash is, I see that I wouldn't have this rotten wood to replace if one had originally been installed.