Hail Window and Siding Water Intrusion in Colorado Springs ZIP 80915
Wind-driven rain on a windward wall is the most common route into a wall on this side of the city.
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ZIP 80915 lies east of the center point, about 4.8 km away. The city-wide plan applies: the source is stopped, the water is removed, the materials are read and the building is dried to a standard set by the material itself. The phone line is answered at any hour, and calls are connected to the local company that does the work.
ZIP 80915 is east of the center point, on the side of the city that faces the open plains. A direction like that does not, on its own, say anything about the water risk of a particular lot, but it does mean the wind that drives a storm can come from a different side. Wind-driven rain is a common reason for a window or siding leak, and a house on the east side should have its windward walls checked after a storm.
No housing survey, neighborhood name or drainage study was sourced for 80915, so this page keeps to what can be supported. The sections below describe the city-wide record, the first steps after a loss and the checks a homeowner can make between storms.
Local weather drives activity here: heat, humidity and rain change what shows up week to week.
Hail and rain that arrive with wind strike one wall harder than the others. The windward wall takes the rain against its windows and its siding, and water gets behind the trim before it is noticed. A leak that appears only on one wall of a house is often a wind-driven leak, not a roof leak.
The July 2016 and June 2018 storms both produced damage across El Paso County, and a window or siding opening from either can show up later as a stain. The wall facing the storm is the first place to read with a meter.
The order begins with covering the opening and removing any water on the floor below. The wall is then read from the floor up, because water runs down the cavity and collects at the bottom plate. A small opening is made at the lowest reading, and the framing is dried before the wall is closed.
The window or siding is repaired by the contractor who installs it, and the cleanup record notes the openings so the repair can be matched to the damage.
Look at the sill of each window on the windward side for soft wood, paint that has lifted and a gap at the frame. Check the caulk at the trim and the seal at the corners of the siding, because those are the first places water finds.
Keep a note of the wind and rain in any storm that moved a window or a gutter. The note helps the insurer link the damage to the storm, and it helps the homeowner see which wall needs the most attention.
A window that leaks from wind-driven rain often shows first on the inside of the sill, as a dark patch on the paint, a bubble under the finish or a soft spot at the corner where the sill meets the jamb. The patch may dry and return with each storm, and each return leaves the wood a little weaker.
A homeowner who sees one of these signs should not paint over it. Marking the outline of the patch with a pencil and dating it gives the crew a way to see whether the damage is growing, and it gives the insurer a record of when the change was first noticed.
Wind-driven rain on a windward wall is the most common route into a wall on this side of the city.
Wall board that has wicked water from a window sill is cut back and dried before it is closed.
A stain on a wall away from the window is traced with a meter before any opening is made.
A crew is dispatched as fast as one is available, and you approve the estimate before any work starts.
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The sourced record describes hail across El Paso County rather than by side of the city. Each roof and window is judged on its own condition.
Wind can push rain under the sill or behind the trim. The sill and the wall beneath it are read to see how far the water went.
The water cleanup covers the wall and the framing. The window itself is replaced by a glazing contractor, and the two jobs are scheduled together.
Sometimes, when the leak is only at the frame and the wall behind it reads dry. The readings and the opening decide it, and the repair is planned around them.