Casement Windows Leaking Water

Sometimes leaking water is finding its way into your through your window sills or frame but is actually coming from your roof.

Casement windows leaking water.

Water leaking in around the top of your window. Unlike water leaks that can be resolved with a quick coat of caulking a window leak from the bottom is typically a sign of a much bigger issue. If your window is leaking around the top of the frame you may not actually be experiencing a window leak at all. The problem is often with the window itself instead of anything that you might be able to do to prevent water from coming in.

In some cases stains that form at the top of the window frame could actually not be window leaks but leaks in the wall due to poorly installed flashing. The right casement window you wouldn t even know it s leaking except on the 1st floor. Many homeowners see water stains near the windows and automatically assume that the glass itself must be leaking. First remove damaged or cracked caulking and paint.

Unfortunately this may not be the case for water leaking from the bottom. To prevent water from penetrating the walls it is necessary to have solid integration between the window building paper and flashing poorly installed or damaged flashing could result in. Only damage on the 2nd flr is a spot about 12 inches long by 3 inches wide underneath the corner of the window down to the baseboard but only on the left casement window. Pick a dry day to examine the entire frame to find the spot where water is infiltrating the window unit.

Contact options for registered users. A leak test sounds like a good idea. There is a problem with a few casement windows on the side of my house. Casement windows leaking water.

Casement windows leaking water. Sun apr 24 2005 11 13 pm. During window driven rain they tend to leak water from the top gap where.