Leak from window

[anonymous-user]

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[darronwall]

most likely a cavity tray issue,post apic of the top of the window from outside,if its something obvious ill see it

[d8evo]

depends on the wall construction, materials etc. can you describe it further?

[V12Les]

Easy, the rain water is tracking back to the window instead of dripping down. Whoever done the render never allowed for this. It will help if you silicone round the window but the beading should really be angled to act as a drip. If the render over the head is thick enough you could hack that off and redo it angled upwards so the rain wont track back into the window. Looking at the pic it doesent look like a proper spread done the rendering.

[Fatboy]

V12Les said:

Easy, the rain water is tracking back to the window instead of dripping down. Whoever done the render never allowed for this. It will help if you silicone round the window but the beading should really be angled to act as a drip. If the render over the head is thick enough you could hack that off and redo it angled upwards so the rain wont track back into the window. Looking at the pic it doesent look like a proper spread done the rendering.

Could he just stick a small piece of angle (ally or uPVC) to the bead at the top of the window and thus create a drip point?

I was thinking stick it on with silicone - would only need to be 5mm or so to give a good drip edge?

[V12Les]

Fatboy said:

V12Les said:

Easy, the rain water is tracking back to the window instead of dripping down. Whoever done the render never allowed for this. It will help if you silicone round the window but the beading should really be angled to act as a drip. If the render over the head is thick enough you could hack that off and redo it angled upwards so the rain wont track back into the window. Looking at the pic it doesent look like a proper spread done the rendering.

Could he just stick a small piece of angle (ally or uPVC) to the bead at the top of the window and thus create a drip point?

I was thinking stick it on with silicone - would only need to be 5mm or so to give a good drip edge?

Absolutly, perfectly good solution. Also worth a mention: if the wall isnt going to be painted it would be worth while spraying a waterseal on the wall, as the wall looks rather damp its unlikely to have a waterproofer in the render mix.

[darronwall]

check th gutterings ok and its not pissing over and being blown thru the vent in the fascia,i think its more likely to be coming from above than thru the render,it looks to me that the window has a peice of add on to the head which is fully covered by the render,it should be angled to create a drip tho

[xllifts]

V12Les said:

Easy, the rain water is tracking back to the window instead of dripping down. Whoever done the render never allowed for this. It will help if you silicone round the window but the beading should really be angled to act as a drip. If the render over the head is thick enough you could hack that off and redo it angled upwards so the rain wont track back into the window. Looking at the pic it doesent look like a proper spread done the rendering.

This guy is spot on with this Diz,

Its not a huge problem to sort at all, probably half a day including pebble dash to match.

If your other windows do not have the weather strip required get those done at the same time it'll save alot of hassle in the long term.