Hello everyone,
We replaced our front door with an aluminum front door. Overall, I am satisfied with the door, but I have the following problem. When the outside temperature drops to about 4°C (39°F) or lower, condensation forms at the bottom area of the door (frame, leaf, hinge). I have attached some pictures.
At an outside temperature of 4°C (39°F), the lower part of the door is still at 14°C (57°F), but at around 0°C (32°F), it drops to only 12°C (54°F) on the door. This is definitely too cold.
The door components are thermally separated. The door was professionally installed (with foil and PE foam) by a company. However, the installers could not see whether the foam had spread completely under the door because the laminate flooring inside was already covering the view underneath the door during installation.
Could it be possible that the condensation is caused by missing PE foam?
Thank you very much for your help and ideas.
We replaced our front door with an aluminum front door. Overall, I am satisfied with the door, but I have the following problem. When the outside temperature drops to about 4°C (39°F) or lower, condensation forms at the bottom area of the door (frame, leaf, hinge). I have attached some pictures.
At an outside temperature of 4°C (39°F), the lower part of the door is still at 14°C (57°F), but at around 0°C (32°F), it drops to only 12°C (54°F) on the door. This is definitely too cold.
The door components are thermally separated. The door was professionally installed (with foil and PE foam) by a company. However, the installers could not see whether the foam had spread completely under the door because the laminate flooring inside was already covering the view underneath the door during installation.
Could it be possible that the condensation is caused by missing PE foam?
Thank you very much for your help and ideas.
The exterior wall is double-layered with blown-in insulation. To the left of the door (viewed from the inside), however, it is only single-layered with 30 cm (12 inches) thick aerated concrete blocks over a length of about 1.2 m (4 feet) (an opening made of glass blocks was filled in).
Since condensation occurs on both sides of the door, the walls are probably not the cause.
Since condensation occurs on both sides of the door, the walls are probably not the cause.
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