Defect / Water Leak Remediation

Another of those many contemporary homes with the flat roofs & the vertical cedar siding.

Water stains are reported by our client as showing up at the top of one of his dining room windows.

If you are able to look closely, you may be able to see the brownish stains on the sheetrock there at the top.

One of the techniques we employ, depending upon a myriad of factors, is to start at the evidence and work backwards.

Initially, this may allow you to localize the point of entry, if indeed the point of entry is local. If so, this technique can save money by avoiding the…

…costs associated with having to tear off so much siding. However, this was not to be in this particular case.

As you can see by these photos, the leak began at the very top, having to do with the parapet flashing not being properly applied.

And the damage extended well beyond the plywood sheathing and on into the structural wall components.

In fact, it ended up running the full length of the wall, from top to bottom.

Journeyman Jared Anderson shown here continues the discovery portion of the project.