We had some long drop windows at the front (north facing) of our house, and its been an ongoing problem with heavy rain downpours, that we get water leak/seep into the wood on the inside?
The builder who put these in has suddenly gone AWOL after re-sealing them twice! and water is still getting in! So cannot get hold of him at all..
I thought I'd turn to DIYnot'ers to see if they could help?
I have attached pics as it seems to just form a puddle / pool on the inside. The builder assured us that the windows were taken out, re-sealed etc but it obviously hasn't been.
My personal view is that water bounces off or gets into the outside lintel at the bottom (pics with the pebbles) which is the same height as a the frame opposite indoors where the water forms.
Would a clear waterproof membrane (so its not visible against the wood) work or is available to close the seal on the outside so water would just run away outside and off the wood? (almost like clear weatherproof cellophane that i could attach to the very bottom of the join so its water tight?)
He says he sealed it many times and that doesn't seem to work so was thinking of this as a solution.
Or what if I seal the inside window seal at the bottom? (it looks dark but its not open if that makes sense)
So i think it maybe the outside lintel bar at the bottom that is the culprit?
Any help would be fantastic, thank you.
The builder who put these in has suddenly gone AWOL after re-sealing them twice! and water is still getting in! So cannot get hold of him at all..
I thought I'd turn to DIYnot'ers to see if they could help?
I have attached pics as it seems to just form a puddle / pool on the inside. The builder assured us that the windows were taken out, re-sealed etc but it obviously hasn't been.
My personal view is that water bounces off or gets into the outside lintel at the bottom (pics with the pebbles) which is the same height as a the frame opposite indoors where the water forms.
Would a clear waterproof membrane (so its not visible against the wood) work or is available to close the seal on the outside so water would just run away outside and off the wood? (almost like clear weatherproof cellophane that i could attach to the very bottom of the join so its water tight?)
He says he sealed it many times and that doesn't seem to work so was thinking of this as a solution.
Or what if I seal the inside window seal at the bottom? (it looks dark but its not open if that makes sense)
So i think it maybe the outside lintel bar at the bottom that is the culprit?
Any help would be fantastic, thank you.