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   davidmeiland | Aug 20, 2006 08:00pm | #1

   Can you post a photo?

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   matasky | Aug 20, 2006 08:05pm | #2

   always a safe bet to caulk any gaps where water could possibly get in...whoever said not to caulk under a window?...the water ends up at the bottom, and even tho sills are sloped, strong winds can drive rain into any hole it can find...

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   BarryE | Aug 20, 2006 08:29pm | #3

   Without seeing your house, I can't think of a reason not to caulk the 2 places you mentioned. Maybe what you heard about caulking refers to storm windows. water needs a way to escape in that instance.

   if water can enter, it needs a way to exit. In your case I can't see that it should be entering

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   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   rick12 | Aug 20, 2006 11:58pm | #5

   Barry, I don't think the advice about not caulking under windows had to do with storms. Perhaps it had to do with clapboards. Would you caulk under a wood window if wood clapboards rose right up to it?

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   BarryE | Aug 21, 2006 03:08am | #7

   Defineately it's a no no to caulk under clapboards, but yes I have caulked uder a window with clapboards. The widow is in a different plane and shouldn't interfere with the siding being able to breathe.it's hard to be definitive with out actually seeing the job in question, but it sounds caulkable

   Barry E-Remodeler

    

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   IMERC | Aug 20, 2006 09:38pm | #4

   think like a drop of water...

   you want it to shed....

   if it dets in or under you want it be able to get out...

    

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming

   WOW!!! What a Ride!

   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   huddledmass | Aug 21, 2006 06:38am | #9

   what about drafts...think like a -40 degree wind"I hate quotations.  Tell me what you know"  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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   IMERC | Aug 21, 2006 07:00am | #10

   got drafts...

   poor construction....

   it'll need more than caulk to fix that.... 

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->

   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   DanH | Aug 21, 2006 01:09pm | #11

   That's why you have housewrap.
   If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison

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   IMERC | Aug 21, 2006 01:22pm | #12

   and flashing... 

    

   Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->

   Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   huddledmass | Aug 22, 2006 07:31am | #13

   some houses don't have housewrap..."I hate quotations.  Tell me what you know"  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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   DanH | Aug 22, 2006 01:16pm | #14

   True. They're the ones the wind blows through.
   If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison

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   luckymudster | Aug 21, 2006 12:36am | #6

   I would definitely caulk both places, but you might consider stuffing some closed-cell foam backer rod into the spaces prior to caulking. Water will enter anyplace it can, so be both careful and thorough. You know what they say, caulk is cheap! (Was that a groan I heard?) Also, be sure to check the caulk every year or so. Caulk does fail, so when it begins to pull away its time to re-caulk.

   I agree with davidmeiland. Posting pics would be helpful.

   
   

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   Edited 8/20/2006 5:36 pm by luckymudster

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   DanH | Aug 21, 2006 04:50am | #8

   The only place you don't want to caulk is OVER the window, where the flashing laps the head of the window frame.

   If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison