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Inca1976 posted on 01/11/2009 at 14:56
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We have some brand new wood windows from Lapeyre and a few of them are leaking - fit seems excellent - does anyone have any sugestions or ideas? |
jonnyR replied on 01/11/2009 at 15:49
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They shouldnt leak, but this is often a problem with inward opening windows. We just cannot stop one of our windows leaking when the rain is driven into them by the strong wind despite trying all sorts of things.
The thing to do is to do what the French do, close the shutters in bad weather conditions, at least it'll keep the rain off them. |
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Inca1976 replied on 01/11/2009 at 19:06
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| Closing shutters would be good - but we dont have them. What did you try to stop leaks?
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jonnyR replied on 01/11/2009 at 19:11
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| We've never been able to fix one of the leaks, tried refitting it, putting in new seal, making sure the little channel for draining the window wasnt blocked, put on a larger 'drip', a piece of wood giving a larger overhang. 5 years down the line, a small container to catch the drips inside. We dont have shutters either. |
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Inca1976 replied on 01/11/2009 at 19:20
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| Thanks - will try those, and maybe dig out some little containers.... doesnt say a lot for french windows.....
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