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Re: Single Wall Window Installation
Mike,
Without the benefit of the installation instructions for that window or that peel-and-stick flashing, what I see is the following:
- The wood siding above the window is too tight against the top of the window and will rot out.
- The water which gets behind the wood siding at the top of the window has no way out other than to run down the back side of the siding and, hopefully, out over the lower siding. And to do so, hopefully, before causing long term water damage to the siding (i.e., rot the side out from the back side).
- The wood side along the sides of the windows only add to this water-behind-the-siding-and-no-place-to-go problem.
- Once the water is behind the siding and gets down to the bottom of the window, there is no place for the water to drain out, so the water must continue down the back side of the siding.
- Then there is the additional water which can get in along the bottom under the window.
Did the inspector make the correct call? With no visible flashing, the builder (you?) would need to provide evidence that the window was flashed properly, i.e., with installation instructions on how to install and flash the window and from the peel-and-stick flashing.
The code basically just says 'make it work' and the manufacturer's installation instructions say 'this is how the window was installed when it was tested and passed the test to get the rating for this window installation', i.e, 'this is how *to make it work*'.
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