Where would i find the 'window cavity seal'?

JustAnotherSaver

And for that you'll get the thanks button clicked

The amount of times i've had to delete what i've said as i keep typing it as a like button

cyclonebri1

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

And for that you'll get the thanks button clicked

The amount of times i've had to delete what i've said as i keep typing it as a like button

JAS, thank everyone that tries to help you please, (now you have actually found the thanks button):rotfl::rotfl:

Seriously, showing appreciation means folks will help you. No one helps someone that doesn't acknowledge their input.
Further to that if someone takes the p*ss, ignore them, don't thank them, or if it's serious post a "put me down", other posters understand this

JustAnotherSaver

Well so far.....

window fitter 1: didn't seem interested. Told to go find a builder basically.

window fitter 2.......

came out, nice pleasant chap. Said the frames are in good condition & it'd just be replacing like-for-like.
He couldn't think where the water may be getting in & would've only suggested all the things we've already tried (drain holes, silicone etc).

I put it to him about the cill & water hitting that & bouncing up in to the frame & then on the inside. He just said this shouldn't happen.

He kept maintaining he didn't really want to take money from us just to replace like-for-like as that's all it'd be (& then the dashing getting removed & blending in etc).

I explained how the 'bad side' had (since the damp proofers had put in DPC there) not got wet under heavy rain but the 'better side' actually had. Difference between these is DPC is exposed on the inside on the 'bad side' and was cut flush on the 'good side'. Doubt that'd make a difference though.

Anyway he suggested knocking off the plaster & inserting DPC all the way up to keep with the cheaper options first ....... as he just didn't want to take money off us to replace like-for-like.



However as i have seen businessmen in action before, one thing this guy said stood out to me....

He said if he was to replace it then he would need to make sure it was air tight, water tight etc etc etc etc. Basically functioning like it should.

Now if nobody knows exactly how this water is getting in, then there's no guarantee that a new window will solve this.

So getting involved in replacing windows in this case could create a massive headache for this guy with us constantly calling him up if a replacement doesn't fix it.

Hence .... don't want to take money from you.......


Maybe that isn't the case, but i could understand if it was.



Still ......... we're back to square 1 & not really knowing where to go with this now. We can't do it ourselves but people we're contacting aren't really for doing it either.

JustAnotherSaver

Had another window fitter out. This one was clearly more salesman type & he did it very well.

When i mentioned the silicone at the ends of the cill he agreed it was quite possible that it had not been installed or had deteriorated over time or been disturbed with the building work going on.

Kept saying if it fails in a few months time then it has to be something else that's the cause. I think we all know that one isn't quite 100% correct.

He can install on a Saturday which is a big plus, but he came in at £200 more than the previous guy at £875 instead of £660.

I don't know if both prices are fair or not because i only have each to bounce off of each other so i'm not criticising one.



He pointed out the stamp on the current windows which was June 2011. My wife seems to remember the previous owner mentioning having the windows replaced & we bought the house late 2013 & they were misted up early on back then.
So if that stamp really was when they were made, so it couldn't possible be fitted before that date then they failed pretty rapidly.