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Norminn
 
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jay wrote:
As discussed before, a few casement windows on the side of my condo
experienced some leakage during heavy wind-driven rainy conditions. The
v-shaped weather-stripping on top of the sash was worn and flattened, and
I'm dealing with this aspect of the issue.


During hurricane? If that is only time it leaked, I would be inclined
not to worry about drip caps. Caulk and paint. One of the more
interesting effects of hurricane was to read about folks who had water
permeating exterior walls of concrete block/stucco. The same kind of
walls, but older, leaked less because they had more coats of paint on
them )

We had a rather bad roofing job done in '97. Lots of shingles falling
off, no wind needed. After a number of callbacks, and a couple of major
reworks, the contractor had glued down a lot of tabs. Mansard and
flat roof. Come hurricane time, it really held on - there are still
shingles laying in the streets, and we lost very few compared to
neighbors. What was surprising to me was to see concrete tiles removed
by wind. Wow! We had a 5' x 15' plastic and aluminum skylight become
airborne, and a dock piling move, but that was it.

Has your association considered hurricane shutters? They would probably
solve the problem. The frame would probably divert your water, too.