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pseudonymous
Citizen
Username: Berry_festival
Post Number: 251
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 10:19 pm: | 
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tonight's storm hit us hard. as we went through the house to be certain all the windows were closed, we noticed water GUSHING in the closed window in the dining room. water was running from the wood moulding ABOVE the window, from the window sill, from the corner moulding ABOVE the window. the result was drenched drapes, wet towels and ruined paint job. we can't figure out where the water was coming from. checked upstairs. no leaks.
any ideas? it's starting to rain again... |
millie amoresano
Citizen
Username: Millieamoresano
Post Number: 302
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 10:27 pm: |
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Are your gutters clean? |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 944
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 10:46 pm: |
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Sorry, but look outside. Yes, a ladder and a raincoat. You may see something to explain it: a birds nest, a clogged gutter, something redirecting the water inside.
Rain water shouldn't come inside unless something about that window is amiss.
J.B.
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jeb
Citizen
Username: Jeb
Post Number: 119
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 11:38 pm: |
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window flashing may be kaput or absent although it's odd that this would be the first time you noticed this. |
Elizabeth
Citizen
Username: Momof4peepers
Post Number: 87
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 3:38 am: |
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I'm with J.B. go outside with the rain and see if you can figure out where it's coming from. We did this and discovered that the window above our bedroom had a broken sill that was allowing water to come in (which is why every roofer that came to the house said 'the roof is fine'. the roof was fine - it was a window problem!) |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 11698
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 4:39 am: |
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My guess is that the drip cap over the window is either deteriorated or not there.
I would start my looking at the top of the window. |
MeAndTheBoys
Citizen
Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 3879
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 5:04 am: |
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Water is insidious and could be coming from anywhere. We had a very similar situation during a sudden thaw in the middle of winter. It was the gutters. They were full of ice so the water that was coming from the rapidly melting snow on the roof went around and underneath, through the upstairs bathroom window and down in to the kitchen. It was fun!
Long way of saying my bet is also the gutters. |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1725
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 9:05 am: |
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I had to get on my ladder at 7 this morning for just that reason - no internal leaks, luckily, but it is one of my many odd habits during a rainstorm to circle the house a few times and see how things look... last night I was sad to see an overflowing gutter on one side of the house - just leaves.
Needless to say I am contracting with a tree removal company to remove EVERY SINGLE TREE and branch that comes across my property line.
Does anyone know where you can buy DDT? Does Mexico still carry it? |
Bill232
Citizen
Username: Bill232
Post Number: 175
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 11:09 am: |
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Check your storm windows. (The large outside windows that slide in the track) They may be reversed. The outer window should be in the outside track and be pushed to the top. The inner track window should be at the bottom towards the sill. If they are reversed the top window is not overlapping the bottom window and the water is sliding down the upper window in between the glass to the inside. (I hope this does not sound confusing.) Let me know if this is what you found. Good luck. I hope this is the problem so that you can correct this easier. |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 957
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 1:38 pm: |
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Bill 232,
Awesome theory. I will definitely check for that on my house.
BUT, pseudonymous's rain was "coming from the wood moulding ABOVE the window."
I need a follow up explanation.
J.B. |
pseudonymous
Citizen
Username: Berry_festival
Post Number: 252
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 3:56 pm: |
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I took out the ladder and looked in the gutters last night and they looked fine. I will check the storms when I get home from work -- didn't think of that.
It's pouring in NYC -- is Maplewood as bad? The dining room might be under water by the time I get home! |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1729
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 3:58 pm: |
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This may sound odd, but check the downspout too - it might be clogged and you wouldn't know it. When it rains again this weekend (no, I didn't say 'if', sorry) you can go outside and look - if you see the gutter overflowing you know you have some type of blockage.
Good luck - I am sure this is a very upsetting experience, but you WILL get it fixed.
PS - do you have an attic or crawl space? As someone mentioned, water leaks can start pretty far away from the visible source - it might be worth a look with a flashlight. |
george H
Citizen
Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 210
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 4:19 pm: |
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Sometimes,when we get a deluge like last night,the sheer volume is such that the water will rush right over the gutter,and coupled with the high winds could have created your problem.I would keep an eye on it especially the next few rainstorms we get and see if the leak is duplicated.If the rain was blown against your house with any degree of velocity,its not a stretch to have it come in at any weak point,like,as Bob K. said,the dripcap over the window or even just being blown behind the siding. |
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