Wood Windows

Lake Oswego. Judging from what clients tell us, Pozzi windows have a relatively poor reputation. No doubt, this is due in part, to their saturation of the Oregon wood window market.

But we can assure you that the water damage related travails associated with Pozzi windows is in no way unique to Pozzi windows. All the early Pine windows have been sorely tested in the Willamette Valley.

Marvin, Pella, Kolbe & Kolbe, Hurd, Weather Shield, Andersen, Crestline, Sierra Pacific and Windsor, just to name a few. Most, if not all of them are now pressure-treating their pine wood, which has seemingly been a game changer.

And Pozzi, which was acquired by Jeld-Wen, was one of the first to do this.
But whether or not they are pressure-treated or not, or whether the wood windows are aluminum-clad or not, if they are exposed frequently to Willamette Valley weather directly, they should be inspected annually or semiannually at the least.

And as the wood joints and seems begin to open-up they should be caulked, and if the paint is starting to fade, they should be repainted.

This may sound like we are overstating the obvious, yet rarely is it done. But we can guarantee you that those who do the maintenance save thousands of dollars.

As some of the previous photos indicate, this home was beginning to show the signs of some of the damage we see almost every day. A number of the sash needed stiles and/or rails replaced.

Such as our technician Tony Gits is shown here replacing.

The mulled casement window assembly in the bonus room above the garage was beyond repair. It had to be replaced entirely. Jeld-Wen was the brand our client chose. That window was so rotten that water had been funneling through the rotten window sills.

And as you can probably figure out, this funneled water ended up in the wall cavity below. This of course resulted in the need to replace water damaged siding (see previous photo), structural wall components (studs) and some drywall work.