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Wet Window Sill

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  • 06-04-2008 5:04pm
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    bobdebuilder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi
    I have a problem with two window sills, The inside of the sill is Wet & damp. This is very bad when we have heavy rain & wind. Recently I knocked off the hardwall & mortar under the window as it was falling off. Then I could see the DPC coming straight in under the sill to just meet the hardwall. These sills were cast inplace when the house was built around 1970. I then drylined the wall but i now have a lot of dampness in the room ceiling & the Sill is wet. I have fitted new pvc dbl/g windows & the window man says that the wet is coming in through the sill along the DPC & rising up to the heat.
    Has anyone got any idea how i can stop this,
    How can I seal the sill outside to stop the water lodging inside on sill
    Regards
    Bobdebuilder


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    #2
    highlydebased
    Registered Users Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    haha mate this is for computer building......not house building :P


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    #3
    blackgold>>
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    Silicone is great stuff :D
    Or get some damp proofing tis the black plastic stuff


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    bobdebuilder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭bobdebuilder


    Thanks Guys Have move this to House building


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    blackgold>>
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    Did ya put damp proofing under the sill before you fitted it ?
    Sounds to me like ya forgot it.


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