โAug-11-2014 12:50 PM
โAug-12-2014 08:24 AM
beemerphile1 wrote:
Typically the window is installed with putty tape or butyl tape as the seal and then caulk is applied on the top and sides as an extra barrier. The caulk really isn't needed if the window is installed correctly.
โAug-12-2014 08:14 AM
โAug-12-2014 07:55 AM
brulaz wrote:Biggyniner wrote:brulaz wrote:
The interior metal frames have weep holes.
But the exterior frame, where it meets the trailer shell, is usually only caulked along the top and possibly sides, to help keep water from sitting on the ledge and seeping in. The real barrier to water intrusion is the butyl or putty tape between the window frame in the shell.
On this particular trailer I am considering purchasing the caulking is only along the top. Do you think I should add a bead of caulk down the sides of the window frame as well? BTW it is a brand new trailer...
Chris
I really don't think it's necessary as water doesn't stand there and the underlying tape should stop all intrusion from the sides. On my trailer they are caulked only at the top and and just around the rounded corners to the sides. No caulk on the vertical sides.
But I don't think extra caulk on the sides will do any harm. I've done it myself in the past, but I'm such a messy caulker I'll probably never do it again.
Use a fresh polyurethane or Geocell caulk if you do, not silicone as once it's on it's extremely difficult to remove completely and some bonding agents will not stick to its residue.
โAug-12-2014 07:48 AM
Biggyniner wrote:brulaz wrote:
The interior metal frames have weep holes.
But the exterior frame, where it meets the trailer shell, is usually only caulked along the top and possibly sides, to help keep water from sitting on the ledge and seeping in. The real barrier to water intrusion is the butyl or putty tape between the window frame in the shell.
On this particular trailer I am considering purchasing the caulking is only along the top. Do you think I should add a bead of caulk down the sides of the window frame as well? BTW it is a brand new trailer...
Chris
โAug-12-2014 07:41 AM
brulaz wrote:
The interior metal frames have weep holes.
But the exterior frame, where it meets the trailer shell, is usually only caulked along the top and possibly sides, to help keep water from sitting on the ledge and seeping in. The real barrier to water intrusion is the butyl or putty tape between the window frame in the shell.
โAug-12-2014 07:20 AM
โAug-11-2014 05:27 PM
Bumpyroad wrote:
I thought the bottom of windows had weep holes for condensation draining.
bumpy
โAug-11-2014 12:55 PM