Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

Had a real good rain the other day, but had water seeping through the glazing bead at the bottom of the fixed panel on three slider windows...should I have manufacturer come out and reset the IG unit, or weep holes couldn't keep up and water backed up (pocket sills, not sloped) or maybe weep holes c...

Micman: interesting comments. Had the same issues with my Amerimax Windows (installed two years ago)...drafty by the track, dirt blowing in and piling up in the track and sill with stong winds but I did not have the ice problem. Last week tech came out and did the same fixes you had done. Draft was ...

I have 2 year old vinyl windows, sliders. I understand sliders generally have more air leakage, but I swear the windows are drafty, the fixed panel seems like the glazing leaks so I don't if the window is seated properly. Does convection play into this and I'm just feeling air movement to the window...