Window & Door Leak Detection and Repair

The majority of window and door leaks are caused by a leak up above, by a different faulty window, or an issue with the exterior brickwork, siding, or flashing. Water leaks can also be caused by deficient vapor barriers, glazing, or sealing, the lack of a sill pan, a problem with the installation or manufacturing, or deferred maintenance. It’s also important to ensure that the window drainage isn’t blocked by debris, and that your windows can open and close completely, and lock and unlock properly, so that it is tightly sealed during storms.

In most cases, no, we will not need to remove the window or door. However, this is always a possibility. As always, we will get approval from you before, and we will always do cosmetic repairs to return your house to its pristine, original condition.

This is also not necessary in most cases; but in some cases we may need to open up the wall or ceiling to find the root cause of the leak. But again, our proven four phase process that ends with cosmetic repairs will ensure that you are happy with the state of your home when we are finished.

This is highly dependent on the issue with the window or door. If it was a manufacturing defect or issue, then we may recommend replacing the window with one that is not defective; this may also be the case in some circumstances when it was not installed properly and is damaged. Overall, we take care to be as minimally invasive as possible and recommend the best path to return your home to watertight condition with only the necessary repairs and replacements.

We don’t work directly with your homeowner’s insurance, but we will work with you if you are getting reimbursed. If you need extra time to figure out the details with your insurance or are waiting for a check from them, we can adjust or pause with you to make the process as smooth as possible.

If the same leak reappears, we will come back to repeat the leak detection process, free of charge. If any issues are found with our workmanship, they will be corrected free of charge. If additional contributing factors are found at the time of the followup Leak Detection those will be presented and an additional estimate for those repairs will be provided. Sometimes a process of elimination is required to resolve all of the leak sources when there is more than one contributing factor in close proximity to others.

The Leak Detection process typically takes between 2-8 hours. You will receive your Leak Report within approximately 14 business days. The leak repair process can vary, though our average repair takes 1-2 days, some extensive repairs may take a couple weeks or more. After repairs have been completed we typically wait for 3-4 weather events that would have traditionally elicited the leak to pass by without event before providing a quote for sealing up the drywall and moving onto the cosmetic repairs.