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The number one housing defect is water intrusion. The number one entry trail for water is around things that penetrate the main walls. Let?s talk about windows.
Most homes are built today with vinyl windows. Don?t get me wrong - vinyl windows are great products. They are energy efficient, comparatively cheap, reusable, and require little maintenance. But vinyl windows have some inherent issues that has got to be properly addressed during installation.
Installation Damage
20% of new windows may leak because of damage that occurs when the window is handled and installed. Unfortunately, you can?t see this damage. Vinyl windows are particularly exposed as the corners of the window frame are ?fused? together on many brands. During shipping, handling, or installation, the seal at the corner can break.
Improper Installation
We used to slam new windows into homes with little regard for water intrusion aside from squirting some caulking around it. Have you ever looked closely at a typical vinyl window? A fin extends from the edge of the frame all round the fringe. This fin extends over the edge of the opening in the wall. But it?s not awfully wide. On most windows the fin is less than 1-1/2 inches wide, with holes in it for fastening. So it is truly a mounting flange. It isn't actually not really sealing out much moisture.
Water can travel horizontally where building wrap, siding, and flashing overlap vertically on a wall. , you need wide flashing to stop leaks.
The window industry has come up with the solution: a more tough installation standard for the person installing the window. The new standard says you have to flash round the window when it is installed, using specific steps.
The flashing must be at least nine inches wide and sealed to the window fin on the top, bottom and sides. The idea is to form a nine-inch-wide water resistant flashing round the window.
In addition, the flashing at the bottom of the window extends into the coarse opening to guard the framing and finish materials within, if the window frame leak. Ideally, a sill pan should be installed at the bottom.
How do you know if a window has been installed properly?
1. Be there when the windows are installed.
2. Ask the builder to reveal the bottom corner of one window so the flashing can be inspected.
3. Ask for an extended guaranty on the window installation for leaks, if the builder can't give you confidence that it was installed properly.
4. Look for proof of moisture or moisture damage round the interior surfaces adjacent to all windows. Also, look on the floor below the window.
5. Ask the builder if your windows were installed by a licensed InstallationMaster ? Installer.
Advice for Homebuilders
1. Inspect all window flashing details before the wall cladding material is installed.
2. Make sure that the windows are installed according to the window manufacturer instructions.
3. Inspire your window installation employees and contractors to become Authorized InstallationMaster? (a program commended by the AAMA, American Architectural Manufacturers Association).
4. Consider using a specialty contractor to install windows instead of the framer.
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