I see you’ve got the $2.99 caulk gun there. Goes good with the terrible silicone job you did. Appears whoever installed the siding couldn’t afford enough nails to properly install the siding. I’m sorry to bash on this but seriously! This is a production video professionally made and it’s unbelievable the hack job of everything.
Tommy... what about water that blows INTO the j-channel? Its going to run to the bottom of those race-ways, and if the bottom isn't brought out on to the top of the next course of siding, its going to leak down the wall and look for an entry. at 1:55 when you pull the siding away from the house, we can clearly see that the water control layer... the water resistant barrier is not continuous... in fact, it's pretty torn up. And without a proper continuous water control later behind the vinyl siding, you could throw 4 tubes of geocel at that window... she's still going to have a leak down below. You need to pull open the course of siding below the window and make sure that the window flange (if there is one) and the J-Channel are flashed out onto the top of the next lower course of siding to drive that water into the weep holes of the siding clip.
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Yes I had seen that one and Thank you for the link!! But I believe there is a leak through the flashing. Is there another video by Tom on how to fix/replace the flashing around a roof vent tube? Or could he make one please
It is my understanding that all vinyl siding leaks , like it is designed to leak . That’s why there are weep holes running along the bottom of every piece . Lol she is scared to death up there with him lol . Holding on to the ladder as it wobbles , I know the feeling .. poor lady
@@RoastBeefSandwich I meant no dis to her , I’m a seasoned carpenter and I still get a little nervous .. I should have said poor lady first , that was the context
@@RoastBeefSandwich there should be a healthy comfort as well as a healthy fear .. too comfortable and your making mistakes too scared and your making mistakes lol .
Haha girl is so scared ! I was like that also when I first started installing siding , and that jchannel is soooo loose should've put more nails on it.
Wish I could get Tommy to come to my house and figure out why my vinyl siding is leaking around a window. Ive had a few pros come out and look and they cant figure it out. Its causing a leak thru the ceiling on the first floor. Anytime I get a heavy, wind blown rain, I have to put out pots and pans to catch the water. Very frustrating not getting this problem solved.
Old post I know, but didn’t you get this problem resolved. I have the same issue on my house and it seems the contractors I’ve had looked at it aren’t sure what’s causing the leak
@@petergiannakos3741 It took a long time, but I finally found someone who fixed my problem. Was the lack of, or poorly installed flashing. I am not sure which, but the contractor indicated that he used a flexible flashing to solve the issue. Has not leaked since but I am keeping my fingers crossed and every time there is a hard, wind blown rain, I go to the spot to see if it is still holding up.
No vinyl siding installation is waterproof. Water will always leak around where the siding goes into the corners, the J channels and J blocks. It will also leak where the siding laps and where the J channel abuts windows or trim if not caulked. The outside of the house must be totally waterproofed BEFORE the vinyl siding installation begins. All openings (where J channel or sill trim butts up to an existing house member ) must be sealed with water proofing tape or adhesive membrane to the waterproofing like house-wrap tar-paper, foam sheets (which also must have all its joints taped to prevent water incursion). With proper installation and annual cleanings vinyl siding will remain beautiful last a lifetime.
@@GMailLeonard yes - an open end of the j-channel. What's even better is drilling weep holes into the bottom of the j-channel every few feet. Nobody will see them and will provide any means for that rain water to escape!
Can anyone tell me about that scaffolding? Is it connected to the ladders or set up some other way? Where can I get it? When he stepped off the ladder I was like, "Cool, I need that!"
She asked the right question at the very end. 'So my leak problem is solved then'? Tim didn't say 'Yes'. My answer. Hell no, it's not even close to being fixed.
Im actually surprised by this fix. Siding is not water proof and requires a wrb behind it. Most window manufacturers will tell you not to caulk the j-channel to the window as the flashing from the wrb to the windows if done properly should have you covered. Now for the caveats she doesnt have new windows she has older ones they capped over her old window casing. I feel the source of the leak is where that capping and her wrb meet. Which is why im surprised caulking the j-channel to the capping is a very simple stopgap. Sure it will reduce waterflow but water is getting through that siding at every seam. The ladder is already up there. For only a couple more hours of labor they could have removed some siding around the window flashed the capping to the wrb with some peal and stick flashing tape and really solved the problem. That caulking will likely fail in 5 years my solution will last a long time even without a caulk joint that hes applying.
He mentioned possible roof leaks. Could you please link us to a previous video of his pertaining to fixing roof leaks around a pipe vent in the roof? If there isn't one could you ask Tom to make a video for us? Thank you.
What a band-aid solution. Vinyl siding is not waterproof, even when installed correctly. If water getting past the siding is getting into the house, that means there is not sufficient flashing or sealant under that window. The real solution here was to strip some siding off around the window and find out what is going on. That caulk will last a couple years then the leak will be back.
It's because the j channel wasn't completely nailed to the house sheathing or at least there weren't enough nails which allowed him to pull it away that easily.
Pretty sure your window frames supposed to protrude farther out than you siding j lol and actually using proper spacing on your nailing pattern on the J would help .not just One Nail on the top and bottom of the siding j .if you can pull the J away and look at the wall behind the siding you know you have a problem and caulking is not going to fix that ! it's more likely going to trap water in and cause rot to happen quicker .but wherever !just remember if you take the cheap way it usually turns into the most expensive way! just saying. Take the logical route not the easy route.
Hilarious. He started the caulk for her which would have been the easier part to do being the top half. She is already not comfortable up there with one hand locked on that ladder. Tawmmy then has her one-handedly, first time caulk job 12’ off the ground and gets slightly snippy with her. Awesome.
Vinyl siding won't rot out your walls if it's installed correctly; it requires a WRB under it just like any other kind of siding. But the stuff is so tacky, ugly, cheap and short lived that people expect it to be installed for the price of a paint job, so they are more likely to screw up the waterproofing during its frequent replacements. I'd rather get something more substantial that it going to last, so they can install it right and be done with it.
Do am I the only one that hate when u explain to the costumers the things that u going to do and the always says "oh, so it is easy fix" like saying "u r going to charge me a couple bucks, because it sounds like it is not a big deal"... So, if is so easy, why they don't do it...???
The ladder-plank the folks are standing on is rated for a maximum load of 250 lbs. (stamped into the metal of the end plates) (I own one.). The ladders haven't been arranged to provide level end-to-end bearing points for the plank. The cameraman was obviously standing on one or the other of the ladders to get some establishing shots and various over-the-shoulder shots, but in some of these shots, both subjects were on the plank. That's three people on that rig at the same time. In the wide two-shots, the camera is about level with the window-sill and its movement reveals it's being hand-held. Is the shooter on a step-ladder? I recently rented two sections of scaffold with levelling feet and three platforms. I had it for two days and it took me about half an hour to set it up by myself (I'm 65 years old). That got me a platform 5 ft by 10 ft, up to 10 feet off the ground (I used top section as guardrail). Total bill was $34 CDN. The ladder-plank alone retails at Canadian Tire for $249. Surely, TOH can afford to rent a few sections of scaffold to keep their people, and their guests/hosts from sustaining serious injury.
Vinyl siding is such garbage. Typical of modern society. Plastic houses with formaldehyde soaked floors and chinese drywall and furniture that combusts in a matter of seconds.
All you need is to put some nails to secure the J channel. That caulk is going to cause future problems. Now that siding looks like crap with caulk bandage.
Tom said put caulking or sealant along the j channel and the woman said that's easy but she holding onto the ladder. Lady, if you can't stand and let go both hands then it is not easy. I saw her buns shake.
