Hi,
During the recent storm we had a lot of water running inside a window, coming in over the top of the frame.
As it's on the first floor above a pitched on the first floor, access isn't possible so I deglazed the top light of the window to lean out - the mastic seal above the window was ok, but I raked out and resealed, and I spotted where I think the water is ingressing.
Externally directly above the frame is a small row of slate tiles, presumably acting as a weather drip, but over the years this has become wonky and there are gaps in between both the tiles and the mortar. I did as best I could in patching the mortar, bearing in mind I'm poking through a fanlight!
However, until I can get this fixed properly, I'm thinking of buying some flashband and dressing this over the tiles and around them to return to the window frame head.
Would anyone recommend this as the best repair?
How flexible is flashband? Owing to the wonky nature of the tiles, I want to ensure a tight seal.
Looking at neighbours homes it seems the tiles have been removed by most over the years so this seems to be the long term solution.
Thank you.
During the recent storm we had a lot of water running inside a window, coming in over the top of the frame.
As it's on the first floor above a pitched on the first floor, access isn't possible so I deglazed the top light of the window to lean out - the mastic seal above the window was ok, but I raked out and resealed, and I spotted where I think the water is ingressing.
Externally directly above the frame is a small row of slate tiles, presumably acting as a weather drip, but over the years this has become wonky and there are gaps in between both the tiles and the mortar. I did as best I could in patching the mortar, bearing in mind I'm poking through a fanlight!
However, until I can get this fixed properly, I'm thinking of buying some flashband and dressing this over the tiles and around them to return to the window frame head.
Would anyone recommend this as the best repair?
How flexible is flashband? Owing to the wonky nature of the tiles, I want to ensure a tight seal.
Looking at neighbours homes it seems the tiles have been removed by most over the years so this seems to be the long term solution.
Thank you.