Well, actually, not quite half way.
So today is yet another “big day”, another day finding and plugging leaks, another day of our exterior panels being stripped off, another day of disruption, another day of lost sleep for our 16 month old daughter, another unproductive working day, and another day of seeing our house taken apart inside and out while workmen scratch their heads and try to find problems then fathom out solutions.
The first area of investigation has been water ingress in our living/dining room above and around the full length window. This has been put down to a few… apologies, train of through broken by phantom smoke/fire alarms ringing through the property… Anyway, this has been put down to a few possible causes, they’ve been sealed and all the other work…
It has now been put down to the fact the door directly above for our first floor Juliet balcony is letting rain water seep through below the door, down through the floor and showing on the ceiling and down the window frame below. We’ve seen it, it seems a good theory. We have no idea on the planned fix, because it’s all apparently been designed and fitted correctly. Work that one out, doors designed to not offer a full weather seal. Baffling.
Then moving up to the small bedroom four on the top floor. It seems the problem is at least two fold. We’ve had several holes drilled into the wall in our daughters room to see where water tracks when the widow area was sprayed with a hose.
Problem one appears to be largely by design. The windows have channels vertically notched into them where the Trespa goes into. This is apparently sealed and engineered so water cannot get through. Only it is. The suggested solution is to patch this area with clear silicone sealant.
The second, and possibly third issue like in the window construction itself. The timer has expanded and contracted due to the weather (amazing I know) and this has apparently given rise to cracks at joins in the frame, at junctions between two or more edges, where water can also enter through the frame. Also, it appears that the weather seals have been poorly installed and trap any water coming through, and allow it to pool, and pass over into the inside of the window frame. Again, it seems that simply patching and plugging these problems is the favoured option of the representatives on site.
Next up we believe is a water test using a hose of the kitchen window area(s), followed by working on the window on the top floor at the front of bedroom two.
Seriously stressful day, and nobody seems entirely pleased with the discovers being made.
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