Recent content by jerseydj

Thanks ostridge, we pretty much exhausted every possibility above the window (including new roof, fascias and gutters!) as until recently the window company were adamant the windows weren't leaking. We've since tried bodging with a upvc plate and loads of silicone and that has stopped the...

That's the stage I'm at now - we chipped the mortar off the window in the photo and the foam and behind was wet, that was the only way they would accept there was a leak to deal with. In an ideal world we would push for new windows but for that I would have to prove that the windows are not...

I think that's just a trick of the camera - I haven't noticed any standing water on the PVC sill - but I'll check with a level! There is the same gap at the bottom on the interior - there is about between 10mm and 50mm of trim visible (on different windows) between the bottom of the window...

I am having an absolute nightmare with my UPVC windows that were fitted just over a year ago - 70% of them are allowing water to penetrate into the building and I fear the original fitters have botched the job. The problem is the fixing at the bottom of the window, the new windows were...