Which way round is this upvc door panel supposed to go?

[blondini]

I've just reversed the panel on my upvc front door because I thought it was fitted the wrong way round, but now I'm not so sure. The inner skin was siliconed to the glazing unit and the outer skin wasn't. A little water was finding its way through somewhere and it seemed logical that the sealed face should go to the outside...

However, when I had the panel out I noticed that the core was a sandwhich of soft polystyrene and something much denser. The denser layer was to the outer skin, now it's to the inner skin. Now I'm thinking that the denser layer is intended to reinforce the outer skin, but before I turn the panel around again I'd appreciate a second opinion.

 

[derv1980]

hmm sounds like whoever made it may have put sealant onto the wrong side of the glass, probably just easier to put it in as it was, then run some clear silicone on the outside face where the glass meets the door.

 

[The-brickie]

Silicone to the out side, other side left for expansion.