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Default Vinyl windows in brick veneer

On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:58:28 -0800 (PST), Davej
wrote:

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6:00:30 PM UTC-6, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2018, Davej galt_57@... wrote:
On Monday, February 12, 2018, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2018, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 12 Feb 2018, Davej galt_57@... wrote:

So where should vinyl window drain holes be relative to the brick sill?

Um let me think ... tap ...tap ...tap!

If the window is installed correctly, the weep holes are on the bottom
of the window.
And they drip ONTO the sill (which slopes away from the window) - NOT
behind the sill -for what would appear to be VERY obvious reasons.

To clarify what I am asking -- here is a photo...

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=35a9...9#.WoIiTnxG3IU


Please post a stand-back wider photo view for some perspective. I see
the "drain" but need more.


http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=flyt6x&s=9#.WoNBunxG3IU

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2cyo...9#.WoNCK3xG3IU

My feeling is that these windows were not installed correctly. My
feeling is that there should be room for a bead of caulk between
the bottom of the vinyl window and the brick.


I'm wondering if the weep holes may be clogged. Ordinarily,
replacement vinyl window are caulked with some beads of silicone
before the window is set in the RO. Yes, some window installers are
paid by piece work. A sign of no quality in 'attention to detail'. Fly
by night crooks.

As to caulking the outside bottom, clean out along the bottom, cut the
tip small on a caulk tube and run a small bead along the outside
bottom.