aluminumdoorssealingsillweatherstripping
I found that one of my exterior doors are leaking cold air from beneath the door sill.
The product installed is Endura Z-Articulating Cap Sill™ and Sealing System
How can I seal it?
Can I use silicone around the aluminum sill?
Should I only seal from outside?
Depending on your siding material, it is possible that the door isn't properly flashed, or the existing flashing needs replacement/repair. If this is the case, I would recommend two things
1) using some expanding foam, fill (but dont over fill!) the void between the door frame and the surrounding studs.
2) Properly flash around the door to make sure water can't get behind the door frame. Depending on the flashing material used, this may involve some caulk to seal the flashing (though peel and stick flashing won't require any caulk, and is quite easy to work with).
I am going to leave the info about the flashing, as it might be helpful to others, but in regards to your re-worded question-
Depending on where the water is coming in, you might need to either replace the rubber gasket/seal that fits to the outside of the door stop (if water is coming in on the sides/top of the door) or you may need to replace the door sweep (the rubber or bristle bit that hangs down from the bottom of the door itself, and seals everything shut when the door closes).
Magnetic weatherstripping for doors is quite common. It attaches around the door in a grove that's part of the door trim. Inside the gasket is a magnet that pulls it tight to the door to form an airtight seal.
That is a cross section view. The fishbone shape on the bottom goes into the door trim for a tight seal. The magnet is the dark part on top and is inside of the weatherstripping so that it pulls the vinyl or rubber tight against the door. Click through the photo for a sample Amazon product.
Best Answer
It looks like the subfloor is concrete. you can use a silicone, urethane, or acrylic caulk.
If silicone be sure to get one that's suited to concrete and aluminium.