How to install doors / Discussions

What causes air leaks and ice around doors and door handles?

...how can I fix it? Doors are one of the most common areas for air leakage in homes. The constant opening and closing means they cannot have the same airtightness and other openings in your house such as windows. And with air leakage comes condensation and frost in winters, so that is likely what you are seeing. It can b...

Posted by sylvain charron March 20, 2025 Windows and doors 1 response

How do you support windows and doors when mounting them mid-insulation in a wall?

...to accommodate siding. You can see them here in our how to install windows DIY video. Your approach seems right, but I would not be comfortable trying to help you calculate how thick it would need to be as I don’t know the weight of the windows or how far out you are trying to place them, and that really is an engineer...

Posted by mark ward Oct. 11, 2021 Windows and doors 1 response