So, since moving into our house, once in a while when it's raining really hard and the rain is coming from a certain direction, we might as well leave our windows open. Rain comes right through the windows.
After about a year staring at it trying to figure out and talking to our neighbor... (He said he worked with the previous owner and never figured out why. They caulked it and said the window is air tight. His opinion it's the roof.)
Well, I called out the insurance company. They looked but they're not sure why either but they authorized me to get my roof replaced under warranty.
One of the roofer guys came out for a quote. Told him, the whole reason I'm getting a new roof is because my windows leak but I honestly don't believe replacing my roof is going to fix my windows leaking. One of the roofers took a little extra time (earning some browny points with me.) He suspected the window ledge maybe. Well, he was right. He got up on a ladder and poured water on the upstairs window ledge (kind of pooling the water so it stayed on the window ledge.) As soon as he did this, my downstairs window water started pouring in. So, the downstairs window is leaking because of the upstairs??? Doesn't make sense to me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
He did give me a quote to replace the roof and also stated if I went with his quote, he would also seal my windows for free. But his quote is almost double the other guys. I almost kind of feel loyal to go with his because he found what no one else found. But, me not being filthy rich, I'm also thinking maybe I should just go with one of the cheaper guys to get a new roof and look at repairing my leak myself.
I am attaching pictures. I zoomed in on the window ledge of the downstairs. (It only makes sense to me if the upstairs is leaking on both sides of the house, so is the downstairs and it's causing other damage I'm not seeing.) I take it there is something just majorly wrong with the design of the house. But I am not a house builder. Can others look at the pics and tell me their suggestions to fix the problem? The roofer that found the problem said it was some kind of sealant that was super thick he buys off of Amazon that he would paint on the ledge to completely seal the ledge. He didn't tell me the product name. But there's probably many different products I could fix this with. But something tells me that this is just a bandaid. Why does it leak? If I were to build my house from scratch, would the leak be inevitable unless I put this sealant on the ledge? I'd hope not. If not, how would the house be built to not leak at this spot? You can see also in the pic that the previous owner caulked the windows like crazy (my neighbor helped the previous owner and that's how he's so confident there's nothing wrong with the windows itself. So, the ledge needs to be sealed to the window, not the windows itself.
Also, does anyone know how to fix the water stains in my pics also? The water is pooling up above my electrical box and at the fire alarm in the garage.
After about a year staring at it trying to figure out and talking to our neighbor... (He said he worked with the previous owner and never figured out why. They caulked it and said the window is air tight. His opinion it's the roof.)
Well, I called out the insurance company. They looked but they're not sure why either but they authorized me to get my roof replaced under warranty.
One of the roofer guys came out for a quote. Told him, the whole reason I'm getting a new roof is because my windows leak but I honestly don't believe replacing my roof is going to fix my windows leaking. One of the roofers took a little extra time (earning some browny points with me.) He suspected the window ledge maybe. Well, he was right. He got up on a ladder and poured water on the upstairs window ledge (kind of pooling the water so it stayed on the window ledge.) As soon as he did this, my downstairs window water started pouring in. So, the downstairs window is leaking because of the upstairs??? Doesn't make sense to me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
He did give me a quote to replace the roof and also stated if I went with his quote, he would also seal my windows for free. But his quote is almost double the other guys. I almost kind of feel loyal to go with his because he found what no one else found. But, me not being filthy rich, I'm also thinking maybe I should just go with one of the cheaper guys to get a new roof and look at repairing my leak myself.
I am attaching pictures. I zoomed in on the window ledge of the downstairs. (It only makes sense to me if the upstairs is leaking on both sides of the house, so is the downstairs and it's causing other damage I'm not seeing.) I take it there is something just majorly wrong with the design of the house. But I am not a house builder. Can others look at the pics and tell me their suggestions to fix the problem? The roofer that found the problem said it was some kind of sealant that was super thick he buys off of Amazon that he would paint on the ledge to completely seal the ledge. He didn't tell me the product name. But there's probably many different products I could fix this with. But something tells me that this is just a bandaid. Why does it leak? If I were to build my house from scratch, would the leak be inevitable unless I put this sealant on the ledge? I'd hope not. If not, how would the house be built to not leak at this spot? You can see also in the pic that the previous owner caulked the windows like crazy (my neighbor helped the previous owner and that's how he's so confident there's nothing wrong with the windows itself. So, the ledge needs to be sealed to the window, not the windows itself.
Also, does anyone know how to fix the water stains in my pics also? The water is pooling up above my electrical box and at the fire alarm in the garage.
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