Cincinnati Window Leak Repair
Here at ProMaster Home Repair & Handyman of Cincinnati, we’ve helped many homeowners tackle difficult window leak repairs. These leaks often result from improperly installed windows or poor home construction techniques that prompt the need for repair. The following article reveals the warning signs that every homeowner can use to determine if they have a serious window leak and need a window leak repair.
Tell Tale Signs You Need a Window Leak Repair
Visible moisture on the interior of your home on or around a window is a rather obvious sign of a window leak, but there are often more insidious window leaks with symptoms far more difficult to spot.
- Cracked or peeling paint: While not necessarily due to a window leak, cracked or peeling paint on the interior or exterior of your window frame can be one of the first signs you need a window leak repair.
- Soft or rotting wood: That cracking paint could be hiding damage wood or other material underneath. If you see visible damage, check it by pressing in on it with your fingers. If the material feels squishy and soft, water is getting in from somewhere.
- Drywall bubbling or discoloration: Just around the window frame on the interior of your home, you may begin to see damage to your drywall. If water is getting behind it, you will begin to notice the drywall and paint bubble. You may even begin to see those telltale pale yellow spots, indicating water damage.
Window Leaks Often Result From Inferior Construction
In the case of may homes, window leaks are the result of improperly flashed windows and the absence of house wrap. Flashing is simply material used to shed water away from areas particularly vulnerable to water intrusion. House wrap is just what it sounds like—a material that covers the wood sheeting and prevents any water that sneaks in behind the brick or siding from soaking the wood it “wraps.”
While the video below is in reference to a gutter leak, it provides a great example of how flashing can protect your home from water damage.
If You Suspect You Need a Window Leak Repair
Here are several things you can do to assist your home repair professional with diagnosing and resolving the a window leak. During the next rain event, ask yourself the following questions and note your observations:
- Does the window always leak when it rains? Or does it only leak during a heavy rain shower?
- Does the window leak when the rain is being driven by wind from a particular direction?
- How long has the window been leaking? Can you identify any event associated with the first time you noticed the window leak? (i.e. significant storm, ice event, extreme winds, etc.)
- Has the window leak worsened? Or has it remained consistent over time?
- Have you attempted to stop the leak? If so, what has been done? Has that helped?
- If you can obtain this information, find out who built your home and when it was constructed.
About ProMaster Home Repair and Handyman
ProMaster has served the greater Cincinnati area with excellence since 2007. Our company has won numerous awards for excellence in craftsmanship and ethics. Most recently, in 2022, Expertise.com named ProMaster one of Cincinnati’s top handyman companies and top deck contractors.
When you work with ProMaster, you get:
- On-Time, Professional Service: We show up when we say we will and set exact times for appointment. No four-hour windows here.
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