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   Hammer_Head | Aug 13, 2001 09:20pm | #1

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   I have pella windows in a home I'm building and have found that some are leaking through the rough opening especially during a driving rain. I have installed the windows per man. instructions, i.e. silicone caulking the separate corner flanges before installing
   and laying down a continuous bead of silicone caulking
   on the backside of the perimeter flange. The exterior
   is covered with cedar bevel siding which butts to the
   aluminum clading of the window. Pella strongly recommends caulking the entire outside perimeter which
   we have done. Some caulking has pulled away from the
   window but is it a gross assumption to think that the
   outside caulking is not ultimately what keeps water
   from entering thru a window opening? Help, its time
   to drywall!

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   Hammer_Head | Aug 14, 2001 10:03pm | #2

   *I had the same problem. I have not solved it yet.Susan D

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   Hammer_Head | Aug 14, 2001 10:03pm | #3

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