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installed around the sliding glass door I can assume this door was
replaced at one time.
This looks like a creative carpenter assembled this wood trim door
package in order to give you the feeling that this door had always been
here.
This door is under a covered patio and would get very little water from
the roof, but could get some moisture from someone cleaning the patio
off with a garden hose.
The inside of the house could actually have wood trim around the door
also, wood is another way of covering up repairs or damage.
Stuff like this will give a trained home inspector clues to look closely
at other repairs done to the rest of the home. Sometimes these repairs
are done by a carpenter who understands wood framing but does not
understand electrical or plumbing very well.
Some homeowners on the other hand will do anything to their home without
any experience and however it turns out is perfectly fine with them.
It seems like a lot of these home repairs are what I spend most of my
time fixing as a building contractor.
Some of these homeowners will go down to their local home improvement
centers and ask an inexperienced building professional for advice on the
installation of a product like a sliding glass door.
These so called building professionals sometimes have never even put in
a sliding glass door and are using the advice from another so called
building professional and passing it on to you.
Be aware as a homeowner who you get your information from, it could
actually do more harm than good to your confidence and home.
Just because someone wears a shirt or a uniform, they should not be
allowed to give advice to people just because they want to sell
something from their store.
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