I was having huge issues with water coming in through my really old Bilco doors. When the house was built (1960's), the doors were set on top of wet concrete. They sank in uneven, so the doors weren't level and water would seep in on all sides. I hired a waterproofing contractor to rip the doors out, smash down a little of the old wall concrete wall, and pour a new top to the concrete blocks. Then (after it dried thoroughly this time), he put in a brand spanking Bilco door. While this was all being down, he also applied that black spray-on coating to the outside of the bulkhead to stop leaks. It looks awesome and hopefully will work awesome.
However, a little wrinkle. The problem I have is that my new set of doors is level and my old one wasn't. So the new Bilco doesn't exactly match up to the hole in the siding left by the old one. I can see the sheathing of the house on one side of it where the J-channel doesn't quite butt up to the side of the Bilco.
The work on the siding is out of scope for what i hired the contractor for, but I am uncertain the "right" way to address this.
However, a little wrinkle. The problem I have is that my new set of doors is level and my old one wasn't. So the new Bilco doesn't exactly match up to the hole in the siding left by the old one. I can see the sheathing of the house on one side of it where the J-channel doesn't quite butt up to the side of the Bilco.
The work on the siding is out of scope for what i hired the contractor for, but I am uncertain the "right" way to address this.
