Common leak paths for doors.
Water leaking from top of exterior door frame.
Tough to fix if there is no physical gap between porch deck and house especially if framing runs under door.
The exterior door in between the windows had water entering the wall and you can see stains around the door still.
Whether your door is sagging or bowed or just not making proper contact with the weatherstrip to seal out air and water the upper corners of your frame could be the problem.
I noticed it was dripping down between the inner wall and the head pad above the door.
So my wife said she found a little bit of rusty water inside the tt right inside the door.
One potential problem area you can.
Moisture could be.
The leak is in the door frame of the water closet in my downstairs master s bathroom.
Water leaking in around the top of your window.
Unfortunately stains on the top of the window frame are more likely.
It is a 2 strory house.
If your window is leaking around the top of the frame you may not actually be experiencing a window leak at all.
I would immediately think that the top of the door frame wasn t sealed anymore but it looks to be in great shape and.
However in some instances the top corner of the door is the true culprit.
2 water is running under the wood sill the bottom piece of wood under door may be a 2x4 across under bottom of door frame common in snowy or rainy country where doorsill is elevated or may be the base piece of the threshold unit.
There also looks like there is some water damage on the bottom of the door frame leading to the master bedroom.
Some areas like your roof are obvious locations.
Doors are a major hole in household insulation letting warm air enter in the summer and exit in winter.
If there is a hard rain for a prolonged duration water begins to seep in from the bottom of the door frame on both sides left and right.
When a door leaks the most common suspect is the bottom corner of the unit.
Further inspection showed that water was dripping between the far wall plywood and the door frame.
This applies even when the door is closed.
Many homeowners see water stains near the windows and automatically assume that the glass itself must be leaking.
During irma my first floor s windows north facing about 8 on each side were leaking rainwater from the top of the window similar to the manner of leaking in the video by ada lam above.
Furthermore the exterior side of the door and door frame faces the elements taking a more brutal beating from the weather than anything inside your house.
There are many places where water can leak into your home.
