Doors are considered a penetration to a stucco wall – one that requires proper flashing and proper sealing to function at the desired level.

If a door, French, slider, double, single, balcony, terrace, or any other exit to a surface where the door has full exposure to wind-driven rain, and has a stucco wall beneath it, a door pan is required.

What is a door pan? In simplest terms, it is a metal trough that the door sits inside of and it allows water to drain without leaving it behind the wall below. Here is a picture below.

We require entry into the home to perform this function. The existing pre-hung door system will have to be removed. A prefabricated door pan will be placed where the threshold of the door rests. We use a local metal fabricator and we custom-fit all door pans.

It will be installed and properly sealed. Once the pan is in place and properly sealed, the door system will be replaced inside of the pan which will now allow water to drain to the outside of the wall. Once completed, we will patch the drywall. If provided with the interior paint, we will also be happy to repaint the section that we have patched.

The entire process will only take a few hours. It is an inconvenience, but it will provide peace of mind knowing that this extra step will keep water out of the home!

If we are repairing a balcony or terrace, and this door has full exposure, we will ALWAYS include a door pan with the repair. That is why ICE Stucco Repair is an excellent choice to ensure that the stucco repair is done right!