Damp patch at side of new PVC window

DHFrames

Don't worry about the window being made the way it is, that's normal practice, the welds could do with touching up though

southcoastrgi

it's not normal practice it depends on the type of welding machine the co uses

I can't see why the transom couldn't have just been v cut into the frame, with a wood effect window it should have just had corner welds to preserve the look of the grain, that window now looks exactly what it is two pieces welded together with no thought of the final finish, I still stick by what I said & if they had fitted that in my house then they would very shortly be ripping it out again

CouponWoman

DHFrames wrote: »

The sealant seems to be ok, you might want to the hose down the sealant and see if anything comes through. Preferably the window could do with being set back in by at least 3in, yes the plaster and window board would need chopping back but doing this will restrict any cold bridging if that's the problem. Trial and error
The manky tin flashing has obviously been put there previously, you might want to check the sealant along the top
Let us know how u go

The lead flashing probably could do with a paint as it used to be white and obviously the weather has removed a lot of paint.

Will get some sealant put along the flashing and hope it works.

CWxx

2013yearofthehouse

Sorry to interrupt, but I was intrigued by the comments about the windows being too far forward. Is it the exterior of the window that is supposed to be set back 4 inches from the exterior brick face? Our windows are set back about 1-2 inches, but we've never had any damp patches or mould around the windows in the 32 years we've had the house. New PVCu double glazed units were put in a few months ago and they replaced 35 year old single glazed timber ones, that were positioned in the same place. All the other houses in our street have their windows in the same position, so I never thought of asking if they needed to be set back further when getting the new ones (there's about 5-6 inches of internal cill, so room to do so). So are all our windows fundamentally in the wrong place? Could there be an underlying, non-visible problem?

DHFrames

southcoastrgi wrote: »

it's not normal practice it depends on the type of welding machine the co uses

I can't see why the transom couldn't have just been v cut into the frame, with a wood effect window it should have just had corner welds to preserve the look of the grain, that window now looks exactly what it is two pieces welded together with no thought of the final finish, I still stick by what I said & if they had fitted that in my house then they would very shortly be ripping it out again

Yes it depends on the machinery, maybe a V weakens the weld?! Companies arent gonna pay 100k to have the option of using 2 dif welding machines. We hardly come across this and use decent systems like Rehau, Kommerling & Veka. The welds in the pic haven't been cleaned off the best, need touching up as well.
Unless you stated you wanted the v shaped weld on your windows I don't think you'd have a leg to stand on, the V would look neater though

iris

2013yearofthehouse wrote: »

Sorry to interrupt, but I was intrigued by the comments about the windows being too far forward. Is it the exterior of the window that is supposed to be set back 4 inches from the exterior brick face? Our windows are set back about 1-2 inches, but we've never had any damp patches or mould around the windows in the 32 years we've had the house. New PVCu double glazed units were put in a few months ago and they replaced 35 year old single glazed timber ones, that were positioned in the same place. All the other houses in our street have their windows in the same position, so I never thought of asking if they needed to be set back further when getting the new ones (there's about 5-6 inches of internal cill, so room to do so). So are all our windows fundamentally in the wrong place? Could there be an underlying, non-visible problem?

I have just asked my builder husband and he says your windows have been put in correctly:)

CouponWoman

DHFrames wrote: »

Yes it depends on the machinery, maybe a V weakens the weld?! Companies arent gonna pay 100k to have the option of using 2 dif welding machines. We hardly come across this and use decent systems like Rehau, Kommerling & Veka. The welds in the pic haven't been cleaned off the best, need touching up as well.
Unless you stated you wanted the v shaped weld on your windows I don't think you'd have a leg to stand on, the V would look neater though

I wasn't given an option on this (didn't know there was any other way of doing it tbh).

I will phone the builder and ask him to come again but I feel at a disadvatage talking to him when ringing him.

CWxx

CouponWoman

iris wrote: »

I have just asked my builder husband and he says your windows have been put in correctly:)

Did your dh look at my photos though as some are saying the frame is too far forward so need re-setting further in the gap. This will involve a great deal of brick/plaster work to each window.:eek:

If this is the case my whole house will need doing as the windows are all the same and of course this could trigger other problems.:(:(:(

CWxx

southcoastrgi

DHFrames wrote: »

maybe a V weakens the weld?!

You mean you don't know ?

DHFrames wrote: »

Unless you stated you wanted the v shaped weld on your windows I don't think you'd have a leg to stand on, the V would look neater though

How is the customer suppost to know this ?

If I buy a wood effect profile I expect the grain to remain the same throughout the lenght, yes they prob wouldn't match where the corners are but nether would they if it was a wooden window, but i certainly wouldn't expect a butt joint where the transom is & then to use two seperate pieces of profile, even if they had tidyed the joint up properly the grain wouldn't have matched, that is either down to the wrong machine being used or someone has got the measurements wrong & I'm going for the latter, a very poor job by the window co & no amount of explaination will convince me any differently

iris

CouponWoman wrote: »

Did your dh look at my photos though as some are saying the frame is too far forward so need re-setting further in the gap. This will involve a great deal of brick/plaster work to each window.:eek:

If this is the case my whole house will need doing as the windows are all the same and of course this could trigger other problems.:(:(:(

CWxx

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