Defect / Water Leak Remediation

A modest home in Tigard with Vinyl siding & Vinyl Windows.

Should be low maintenance.

But the design and application of the wood trim around this front facing living room window could have used a little more thought.

The insulated glass in the half-round transom window has failed, so we remove it for use as a template to acquire the replacement glass.

Removal of the lower shelf unit, and then the siding, and then the sheathing reveals more and more damage to this lower wall. If you click on the photo, it will enlarge a bit.

Vinyl Siding and Vinyl Windows failed to forestall the potential effects of Willamette Valley weather.

And the culprit is very simply a lack of proper flashing technique and application.

This project was a nice respite from all the extension-ladder, pump-jack, scaffold or man-lift work so much of the water remediation work entails.

We used Hardiboard material in lieu of the plywood product previously employed. The new glass is installed.

The new decorative shelf is installed, and we’re good to go.