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Thank you, you have no idea how useful this information and this drawing is
Google "aluclad window profiles drainage system" brings up lots of different profiles, with quite a few rogue pvc/ aluminium frames, or inward opening. However they all need a working path for water to escape.
I tend not to work with timber frames very often, having found a niche repairing pvc. I've seen dozens with the drains choked with muck or swarf from the machining or covered by the glazing packers. A good handful have had drainage holes across the top of the window! Have a look along the bottom edge of a non leaky window, and try to identify any drain slots. Then compare to the leaky window bottom and top.
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There’s still moisture sitting within the frames weeks after that storm so there must be some issue with the drainage channels. The frames are engineered wood so unsure what impact sitting water will have on them. The resolution they recommended was different tape, another seal and silicone in a few spots.
The joiners both don’t think this would work and said taking apart each frame to do this will take some time and cost a fair bit in their time.Thicker tape and a dot of silicone in the corners of the glass, may reduce water ingress into the frame, but it won't stop it entirely. Your DGU will still be sat in a pool of water at some point unless an effective outlet is created.
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I’ve put this back to the window company and asked how the warranty would be impacted if people have opened and modified the frames too and whether they would be happy receiving the invoice for the joiner’s time. I’ve asked them just to send up someone from their glazing team to come up and assess and am just waiting to hear back now.
Unless the joiners have installed the window upside down, or removed the aluclad facing and fitted it upside down, it's not really their job. Unless a customer doesn't want to deal with the supplier anymore, I wouldn't get involved modifying their window if there's still a warranty.
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Thank you so much for all of this. You’re completely right and I’ve talked to the joiners and made sure they don’t do anything with it just now until we receive confirmation from them. I’m hoping threatening them with the billing of the joiner’s time as well as making sure they ensure the warranty afterwards will force them into coming out to look at them.
We had some major winds last night, about 50mph overnight with gusts of up to 70.. all coming off the sea so directly at the back of the house, every frame allowed water in again so I got videos of each and sent them off this morning. If I don’t hear a solution from them tomorrow I’ll be giving them a wee call..
The polytunnel survived too which I was well chuffed about!
Went for a wee walk along the shore at lunch to see if anything good had been swept in by the weather, unfortunately not, but anyone fancy some scallops?
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Sorry, it’s been a busy few days..
@tallsam no bother at all, super interesting and nice to see the different approaches and systems folk are working with!
@user69121 Thank you, you have no idea how useful this information and this drawing is! There’s still moisture sitting within the frames weeks after that storm so there must be some issue with the drainage channels. The frames are engineered wood so unsure what impact sitting water will have on them. The resolution they recommended was different tape, another seal and silicone in a few spots.. the joiners both don’t think this would work and said taking apart each frame to do this will take some time and cost a fair bit in their time. I’ve put this back to the window company and asked how the warranty would be impacted if people have opened and modified the frames too and whether they would be happy receiving the invoice for the joiner’s time. I’ve asked them just to send up someone from their glazing team to come up and assess and am just waiting to hear back now.
@JonoMarshall Those sunamp batteries seem great and I had looked into them before but no trades have any experience with them up here unfortunately.. Depending on how the first couple years go and working out how much we’re having to earth we might look at putting a couple of these in as another dump if there’s a way to incorporate it into the full system.
The plumber is coming out today for a look and to assess what he needs for the first fix so should have them out before the end of the week. The electrician is swamped just now but sticking with this guys as he has a lot of renewables experience and will be installing that aspect of the system too. We’re going to get a shopping list together with him this weekend and get everything ordered so it’s all on site for as soon as he can start.
We also had someone out over the last couple days trenching for the cable and installing the foundation for the turbine to sit on. Even managed to steal some of the cement spoil to shore up the corners of the polytunnel ☺️
We got our bathroom sink too and I think it’s a good size and fits quite nicely on the bit of live edge wood we’re going to use for that shelf.