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The horizontal rain is here so I have a kitchen window that may as well not be there. Water is pouring in through the top of it between the frame and the edge of the tiling. I have sealed all round outside it with massive amount of all weather sealant. It is still pouring through. Bottom of the frame is also leaking and pouring water in down the wall.
Rest of the same windows don't leak at all! Even rotten looking ones are ok. Why is the kitchen one so bad?? The design of the house means there is a slight ledge right above the window. I've also tried adding flashing above the window and adding sealant along this ledge thinking it might be soaking down. Nothing. Still leaks like buggery.
I've literally covered every square inch with sealant on that flaming window and still it leaks. How?? I've sealed up mortar gaps, cracks in the frame, around the frame, under the frame. Everywhere. Still the water is peeing inside! The one thing I haven't done is to use the sealant on the inside between the tiles and the frame as I think that would mean where the water is getting in, it would pool there and potentially rot the frame even more. Or should I just give up and bung that up with sealant too? Judging by the amount of left over sealant someone has done that previously but you can see where the water has just worn its way thought the sealant and carried on coming in.
Porch is also leaking all round the door frame and apparently through the wall! I've never had any house that leaks like this. It's ridiculous. I've been plastering the outside of that with sealant. Mortar gaps bunged up. Any visible gap I've smeared with sealant. Doesn't seem to make any difference whatsover!
Any ideas?
Rest of the same windows don't leak at all! Even rotten looking ones are ok. Why is the kitchen one so bad?? The design of the house means there is a slight ledge right above the window. I've also tried adding flashing above the window and adding sealant along this ledge thinking it might be soaking down. Nothing. Still leaks like buggery.
I've literally covered every square inch with sealant on that flaming window and still it leaks. How?? I've sealed up mortar gaps, cracks in the frame, around the frame, under the frame. Everywhere. Still the water is peeing inside! The one thing I haven't done is to use the sealant on the inside between the tiles and the frame as I think that would mean where the water is getting in, it would pool there and potentially rot the frame even more. Or should I just give up and bung that up with sealant too? Judging by the amount of left over sealant someone has done that previously but you can see where the water has just worn its way thought the sealant and carried on coming in.
Porch is also leaking all round the door frame and apparently through the wall! I've never had any house that leaks like this. It's ridiculous. I've been plastering the outside of that with sealant. Mortar gaps bunged up. Any visible gap I've smeared with sealant. Doesn't seem to make any difference whatsover!
Any ideas?