Where would i find the 'window cavity seal'?

cyclonebri1

Dan-Dan wrote: »

I wouldnt have blocked Furts , his advice is invaluable at times for many on here

There used to be a guy called Keystone (i think) who was also really on the ball and southcoastcorgi and of course my cyber buddy Dafty along with cyclonebri , i am about to move home , i shall be asking many questions of them in the near future i am sure

Thicker skin required JAS

Keystone was an ace guy, along with all those mentioned, they/we were always trying to help.
I rattled sabres with all. Simply because there is always more than 1 way to crack an egg. cheers DD, good memories.

PS Keystone was the most knowledgeable person I met on here, but he must have moved on

JustAnotherSaver

Throwing it out to others on the public forum....

How likely is this scenario...

There is drain points at the base of the frame where it meets the cill.

If the window itself has been poorly fitted (keyword: IF, since there was no leak before the damp work in the living room) then there wont be any seal, or it will have broken down over time?

So under really heavy rain, the rain is hitting the cill, bouncing up into those drain points & since it MAY have been poorly fitted, instead of it letting water out, it's now letting water IN.

Once in, it finds somewhere to run to .... the sides.

Possible? Probable?

SatanicHare

From the picture you posted I'd suggest the upvc cill has not been sealed correctly prior to the window being installed. Silicone should be run along the back edge of the cill and also both ends should be sealed to prevent water that leaves via the drainage holes going off the cill ends and causing the dampness that you can see in your pictures

JustAnotherSaver

And the solution for this?

Is it a case of window out, re-do the silicone seal & then re-fit window?

I do hope the window can be removed from the inside & so the worst that will happen is we need some plastering doing & not some dashing to patch in?


Although the windows have terrible level of condensation (or whatever it is) in them. It may just be best to renew them if the window needs coming out.

Depending on price.

Silver-Surfer_2

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

And the solution for this?

Is it a case of window out, re-do the silicone seal & then re-fit window?

I do hope the window can be removed from the inside & so the worst that will happen is we need some plastering doing & not some dashing to patch in?


Although the windows have terrible level of condensation (or whatever it is) in them. It may just be best to renew them if the window needs coming out.

Depending on price.

You need to create some air movement then.

SatanicHare

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

And the solution for this?

Is it a case of window out, re-do the silicone seal & then re-fit window?

I do hope the window can be removed from the inside & so the worst that will happen is we need some plastering doing & not some dashing to patch in?


Although the windows have terrible level of condensation (or whatever it is) in them. It may just be best to renew them if the window needs coming out.

Depending on price.

You can drill a small (6mm) hole at each corner outside and pump silicone in. The downside being, you have to drill in the right place and it's not 100% successful. The other option is removing the window, if you decide to do that just buy a new one and the make sure it's fitted correctly

JustAnotherSaver

SatanicHare wrote: »

You can drill a small (6mm) hole at each corner outside and pump silicone in. The downside being, you have to drill in the right place and it's not 100% successful. The other option is removing the window, if you decide to do that just buy a new one and the make sure it's fitted correctly

Both windows that leak suffer from this condensation (or whatever it is) between the panes. There's a few in the house like that but those are probably the worst.

Perhaps one of the kind souls from MSE will care to come through & make sure it's fitted properly

SatanicHare

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Both windows that leak suffer from this condensation (or whatever it is) between the panes. There's a few in the house like that but those are probably the worst.

Perhaps one of the kind souls from MSE will care to come through & make sure it's fitted properly

In that case attempting to repair would not be cost effective, i'd buy new windows

Silver-Surfer_2

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Both windows that leak suffer from this condensation (or whatever it is) between the panes. There's a few in the house like that but those are probably the worst.

Perhaps one of the kind souls from MSE will care to come through & make sure it's fitted properly

In that case the seal has gone between the two panes of glass. That's another issue you have separate to the damp on the walls.

JustAnotherSaver

SatanicHare wrote: »

In that case attempting to repair would not be cost effective, i'd buy new windows

The worry then would be...

Windows replaced, installed correctly...

still have damp patches on the side when it rains.

But there's only one way to find out if that's going to happen.