Water Damage

Even though the front door & sidelight assembly on this house has a fairly decent overhang above, this rural property is apparently subject to substantial winds. We apologize that some of these photos are less than optimum in illustrating the subject matter.

This is evidenced by the water-damaged wood sill…

…and the bottom of the jamb-legs.

After we replaced the damaged door assembly components, we covered the new wood sill with what are called aluminum “Sill-Nosings.” We also call them “sill-covers.”
As you can (somewhat) see in the next photo, we extended the covers coverage to the full-length of the common sill that extends beneath the sidelights.

These nosings or covers are made by the same folks who manufacture the thresholds, so you can get them in finishes that match the threshold?minimizing the possibility of it looking like an afterthought. Not only do these covers keep the wood sill dry?they also help minimize the cosmetic liabilities of everyday wear and tear upon the wood-sill.