Nightmare Window Leak - No Mortar on Lintel, What Now?
Nightmare Window Leak - No Mortar on Lintel, What Now?
Hi everyone,
I'm at my wit's end with builders and contractors. We recently had a window installed, but it's leaking badly during heavy rain. The window itself seems fine, but I believe the issue lies with the lintel installation.
The builders created the opening and put in a lintel, but it looks like they didn't use any mortar to secure it (see attached photos). Ffs, I'm so frustrated with having to constantly deal with shoddy workmanship.
I guess the proper fix is to remove the window...
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by Kingo206
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Nightmare Window Leak - No Mortar on Lintel, What Now?
Hi everyone,
I'm at my wit's end with builders and contractors. We recently had a window installed, but it's leaking badly during heavy rain. The window itself seems fine, but I believe the issue lies with the lintel installation.
The builders created the opening and put in a lintel, but it looks like they didn't use any mortar to secure it (see attached photos). Ffs, I'm so frustrated with having to constantly deal with shoddy workmanship.
I guess the proper fix is to remove the window...
Read more
by Kingo206
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum