Defect / Water Leak Remediation

Mixed use property in Southeast Portland, just east of the Mount Tabor area.

Very creative. Business space below out on the street,…

…and living space above on the backside accessed via a common drive or alleyway.

Water is showing up at the top of the main-floor vinyl patio door opening that leads out to the deck.

Can you see the water stains on the drywall and the vinyl door frame?

Anybody who does what we do for a living, learns pretty quickly to suspect an upper window when water shows up like that.

Upon close examination, a crack in the upper window frame is discovered in the bottom corner. It may be hard to see in this photo because someone has tried to fill it with white caulking.

The caulking will only work for so long, if at all…in large part due to the fact that vinyl expands and contracts so much, that the patch will usually be pulled away.
Fortunately, we are experts at repairing vinyl windows,…

…which is a fact that seems to spur considerable surprise to many a folk. Above, we are shown removing and replacing all the water damaged wall components, and we also provide and install a “window-pan” under the vinyl window in the…

…event that something should cause the window to leak again someday. On a side note, caulking should never be considered an adequate last or only barrier between exterior moisture and the structural components in your exterior walls.