I would recommend using a better caulking than painters caulk. That particular stuff is not very durable. I know its less than $2 a tube, but for $4 you can get a much more durable and better adhering caulking, such as the window, door and siding caulking from DAP. Its worth it when you consider you are trying to keep water out of your home for a long time. :)
Yeah, bummer. Before I knew better I would use that brand for EXTERIOR work and it ends up cracking in a few years. Only use OSI Quad now for exterior.
@merlemagic I think the drip cap in the video was bent on site. Ask your local lumber yard if they can order you some. I can't believe they wouldn't know what drip cap is! Where did you go? You should also watch our video on installing house wrap, if you have a window with a nail fin you can use that as the drip cap (if done correctly). Go to ezhangdoor and search installing house wrap. Let me know if I can help any further.
@ezhangdoor I wasn't able to find any drip caps in my area. I live in Modesto California. I went to several places with majority of the people not knowing what I was talking about. My windows are slightly under 1 3/4" spacing from the nail fin so the 1 1/4" drip cap won't work. The prehung door I bought doesn't come with a brick molding. I haven't decided what type of molding to add to it. Where did you purchase the drip cap shown in the video? Thanks for the help!
are you concerned that the drip cap top interphase with the sub-sheathing should be taped or sealed. If water gets behind the WRB weather resistant barrier it will simply run behind the drip flash
@merlemagic Drip cap is available at most lumber yards. A typical size is 1-1/4" for an exterior steel door with brickmoulding.
I would recommend using a better caulking than painters caulk. That particular stuff is not very durable. I know its less than $2 a tube, but for $4 you can get a much more durable and better adhering caulking, such as the window, door and siding caulking from DAP. Its worth it when you consider you are trying to keep water out of your home for a long time. :)
Yeah, bummer. Before I knew better I would use that brand for EXTERIOR work and it ends up cracking in a few years. Only use OSI Quad now for exterior.
@merlemagic I think the drip cap in the video was bent on site. Ask your local lumber yard if they can order you some. I can't believe they wouldn't know what drip cap is! Where did you go? You should also watch our video on installing house wrap, if you have a window with a nail fin you can use that as the drip cap (if done correctly). Go to ezhangdoor and search installing house wrap. Let me know if I can help any further.
What if I already have the siding up and am just replacing an exterior door that rotted?
@ezhangdoor I wasn't able to find any drip caps in my area. I live in Modesto California. I went to several places with majority of the people not knowing what I was talking about. My windows are slightly under 1 3/4" spacing from the nail fin so the 1 1/4" drip cap won't work. The prehung door I bought doesn't come with a brick molding. I haven't decided what type of molding to add to it. Where did you purchase the drip cap shown in the video? Thanks for the help!
are you concerned that the drip cap top interphase with the sub-sheathing should be taped or sealed. If water gets behind the WRB weather resistant barrier it will simply run behind the drip flash
Where do you purchase drip cap for windows and doors?
@fliefish The caulking used is window, door and siding. Your right, don't skimp on the caulking.