How we approach it
Five Things We Do Differently
Investigate before scoping, test after repairing, treat the envelope as systems, be honest about warranties, and maintain rather than react.
Where it appears inside, when it happens, and what has already been tried. That is enough to plan an investigation.
Test first
Water testing before scope, not sealant and hope
Uphill
Water enters above where it appears, almost always
Systems
The envelope fails at transitions, not in the field
Licensed
General contractor, licensed in the state of Florida
5 how we approach it
Most of this costs us repeat work, which is the point.
Investigate First
Water enters an envelope somewhere other than where it appears inside, and the only reliable way to find where is to test.
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Test After Repairing
A repair is not finished when it is installed. It is finished when it has been tested and the water has not come through.
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Systems, Not Products
Envelope materials work as systems, and a repair that introduces an incompatible product creates the next failure.
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Warranties
Owners treat a warranty as protection against leaks. It is generally protection against material defects, which is a much narrower thing.
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Maintain, Not React
Envelopes are maintained reactively, when something leaks. A program costs a fraction of what reactive repair and interior damage cost.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.