What to do around window???

[Rachela]

It’s pouring here today and working inside and see some water bleed on window trim inside coop.
Note: I have not yet caulked or painted around window.

Structurally, around the window, will caulking prevent this or am I missing something I should do for water bleeding inside?

 

[Justso]

Caulk away! Glad you enjoyed some of that rain, we had it down here too. Specifically, I had it everywhere inside and out ☹

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think it may be how it is mounted.....

This is mine....note that my window does not sit inside the opening but rather overlaps the window trim...


You will have to forgive the in process pic. I lost most of my pics when BYC upgraded. This coop is actually more than 5 years old now. Never a leak even in driving rain.
There are actually 11 windows on this coop.

 

[redsix]

If water is sitting on the exterior widow sill, and could cause wood rot, you might want to add some flashing before you caulk.

 

[21hens-incharge]

If water is sitting on the exterior widow sill, and could cause wood rot, you might want to add some flashing before you caulk.

Good point. Also....house (human) have window sills that are sloped to prevent water pooling.

 

[Rachela]

Caulk away! Glad you enjoyed some of that rain, we had it down here too. Specifically, I had it everywhere inside and out ☹

Yikes it was awful

 

[Rachela]

Good point. Also....house (human) have window sills that are sloped to prevent water pooling.

I saw I could do that after I built it ugh but it does have 12” roof overhang above but so much rain and this is a large window

 

[Rachela]

I think it may be how it is mounted.....

This is mine....note that my window does not sit inside the opening but rather overlaps the window trim...

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You will have to forgive the in process pic. I lost most of my pics when BYC upgraded. This coop is actually more than 5 years old now. Never a leak even in driving rain.
There are actually 11 windows on this coop.

That is a lot of windows...looks amazing

 

[Rachela]

If water is sitting on the exterior widow sill, and could cause wood rot, you might want to add some flashing before you caulk.

Thank you! I did pull off the trim yesterday and added liquid flashing. Will put trim back on and caulk a lot!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am wondering if you can add some drip edge or such to help waterproof and give a slight slope to that bottom......

https://www.homedepot.com/b/buildin...roof-flashing-drip-edge-flashing/n-5yc1vzarcs