Sliding Glass Door Leaks and how to repair them.

haywardk
June 2, 2020
Sliding Glass Door Repair, Water Leak Repairs

Sliding Glass Door leaks is most common. People do not apply sealant properly. Sealants is applied to the anchors located on the track sill. There is not any sealant at all when we look. The installer should prime the anchor hole with sealant first, then tighten the tapcon anchor so that it seats to the frame.

Leaks can form and do happen all the time.

The sealant attaches itself to the anchor and the frame track sill when its to tight. Water will not be able to penetrate the tiny gap between the anchor and sill.. This is the proper way that it should be done. Avoid all leaks at all costs resulting in your happiness with the task.

The wrong way of doing things. We see this all the time.

What we commonly find is that the installer has installed the tapcon without priming the hole with sealant. Instead, they just put in the tapcon in the hole dry, then smear silicone over the tops of the anchors and frame afterwards. This is just not the way it should be done. it will certainly leak in the future.

It is a process to fix the leaks.

The first thing we do when we discover this on a sliding glass door leak repair job, is to take every thing off. The anchors and the sealant. Once we remove these, we clean the entire track and get rid of all the sealants that ere applied at intallation. Now that the track is clean, we drill the screw holes and prime them with acryl-r sealant. we install the tapcons so that they embed into the sealant bed to seat into the hole. after the tapcons are installed, we seal the frame jamb/ sill connections. If the stucco looks good and there are not any repairs needed, we install the panels.

Call our trained team & let us handle the job.

If you have sliding glass door leaks or suspect that your sliding glass door frame has not been installed correctly, give us a call….we will make it right.

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Window Caulking Leak Repair in Fort Lauderdale. We have solutions for leaking windows in Broward Cities.

haywardk
May 16, 2020
Caulking Replacement, Water Leak Repairs, Window Repair

Window caulking leak repair is one of the most sought out services BrowardImpactGlass.com provides. Each time it rains, we get several phone calls from Broward homeowners with windows that are leaking heavily. Most often, when we arrive and inspect the windows, the window leak source is usually originating from the perimeter caulking around the window frame.

This PGT mulled picture shows signs of interior water leak damage. The degraded caulking looks like a tub. The tile caulking is not meant for exterior use. The caulking has been wet too long therefore resulting in absorbed water. This causes a mold breeding ground. With the proper exterior sealant, caulking break down will not happen.

Now what do we do about it?

Wet sealant lines detach from the window frame and the stucco resulting in a window problem. Water leaks into the wall and under the paint resulting in long dry times. If it stays wet it grows mold. If you have leaks give us a call. Our work is guaranteed 5 years resulting in long satisfaction. We use professional grade sealants however some companies don’t.

Why does my window have mold on it?

The caulking sealant was not applied properly. It is not premium caulking that was used. Don’t freak out if you do see mold on your window. Sometimes the season can even cause this and it is totally normal to call a window repair company to come out and perform some maintenance for you. Therefore when you do get a nice set of windows, make sure to always maintain them properly in other words be responsible.

Will the mold disappear when it dries?

It will take a very long time for it to fix. Seal it back up after it dries. Windows are dirty. Make sure you have a repair agreement with a window company in other words give us a call soon.

Did the window company use the wrong caulking?

That is hard to say.

Water Leak Damage from Picture Window Caulking

haywardk
March 11, 2020
Water Leak Repairs, Window Repair, World

Water leak damage on the interior drywall and wood flooring caused by inferior caulking on the exterior windows and mullions. The leak was a slow leak that caused the interior water leak damage over several months in the rainy season. The cause of this window leak as due to the installation not putting a bead of sealant on the backside of the window flange. Most manufacturers have in their installation procedure manuals, to put a line of caulking around the entire back side of the window frame. The squeeze out of caulking seals the frame into the wood bucks and mullion tubes. This also causes a little bit of extra clean up to make the window installation presentable. We have seen many installations where the installer skipped this step and installed it dry. This acts like a second line of leak defense if the exterior caulking should fail. Water can seep passed the sealant line slowly or pour in depending on the exterior caulking applied. If there may be leaks in your windows, trust your intuition and call for repairs. The cost of leak repairs are far less than the repair bill to fix the damage that it can cause.

How do I know if the window installer back sealed my windows?

You can tell by taking a business card and inserting into the gap between the mulled windows. It should not be able to slide in easily.

Does the windows have to be removed to seal this?

No. This can be done by “pushing” sealant deep into the crack and fill the voids from the exterior. If done properly, caulking will fill the voids.

It just rained. Can this be repaired while it is wet?

We can repair it as long as we have a few hours to dry it out and apply the sealant. Sealants we use will cure to touch in an hour and fully cure in 24 hours.