Hi,
Long story cut short, we had a fire were out for 14 months and moved back home wearing rose tinted specs. My husband and I have found issues which will hopefully be rectified soon but I'm concerned about one issue and could do with some advice as I don't want to be fobbed off.
I noticed that the Windows were draughty, so much so that the curtains move in my bedroom. When I looked through the gap under the window sill I could see that the gap between the external wall and the frame is about an inch with no filler and a strip of plastic stuck to the outside wall so you can't see a gap from the outside. The builder has said that they can't be filled from the outside as the conservatory is in the way so they will fill from the inside and it will be fine.
I am concerned that this could allow damp into the cavity and cause more problems later.
Should the windows be filled externally or is the builder right and internal filling will be sufficient due to the piece of plastic under the external sill?
(Sorry for asking such a boring question but the last 18 months has been a tad stressful and I would like to stop worrying about it now)
Thanks in advance,
Nic
Long story cut short, we had a fire were out for 14 months and moved back home wearing rose tinted specs. My husband and I have found issues which will hopefully be rectified soon but I'm concerned about one issue and could do with some advice as I don't want to be fobbed off.
I noticed that the Windows were draughty, so much so that the curtains move in my bedroom. When I looked through the gap under the window sill I could see that the gap between the external wall and the frame is about an inch with no filler and a strip of plastic stuck to the outside wall so you can't see a gap from the outside. The builder has said that they can't be filled from the outside as the conservatory is in the way so they will fill from the inside and it will be fine.
I am concerned that this could allow damp into the cavity and cause more problems later.
Should the windows be filled externally or is the builder right and internal filling will be sufficient due to the piece of plastic under the external sill?
(Sorry for asking such a boring question but the last 18 months has been a tad stressful and I would like to stop worrying about it now)
Thanks in advance,
Nic