Re: casement windows leaking water

On Aug 30, 12:38*pm, jacob.driskill_at_gmail_dot_...@foo.com (objac)
wrote:
> objac had written this in response tohttp://www.thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/casement-windows-leaking-...
> *:
> Hello,
>
> I've found the same issue with our Anderson crank casement windows leaking
> from
> the top. *Could you share with me how you addressed your issue?
>
> Thank you,
> Jacob
>
>
>
>
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> jay wrote:
> > There is a problem with a few casement windows on the side of my house.
> > During window-driven rain, they tend to leak water from the top gap
> > where
> > the window shuts. *These windows generally don't shut very tight at the
> > very
> > top (either due to not being well-aligned or maybe being warped.) *I'm
> > wondering if this problem is generally solvable by replacing/enhancing
> > the
> > rubber seals/gaskets rather than having to bother replacing the entire
> > window.
> > There are two types of seals that likely could use replacement:
> > 1) There is some type of rubber seal on top of the window frame (the
> > one
> > which holds the glass panel) and it is works a flap that is supposed to
> > point upward and make contact with the top of the outermost frame when
> > the
> > window is shut. *It seems to me that this is the most important seal to
> > prevent water leakage.
> > 2) There is also a rubber gasket around the entire perimeter of the
> > inner
> > frame which the window's frame presses against when shut. *This gasket
> > fits
> > looks like it is attached by flap that fits within the grove within a
> > groove. *Other than the flap which sticks in the groove, it looks sort
> > of
> > like a rubber tube.
> > If the leak is coming from the top gap where the window shuts, then
> > could a
> > window-repair expert easily solve this by replacing the seals, or is
> > replacing the entire window my only option?
> > Thanks.
> > J.
>
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And this is a 4 yr old question-post, OP might even have moved by now.