This side of Delhi is relatively open, and the flats here get more wind than an enclosed inner-city block does. Wind is what drives rain into a window and what finds every gap in a seal, so the faults here cluster around weather tightness rather than around wear.
Wind-driven rain, which finds different gaps
Rain falling straight down is stopped by almost any window. Rain driven horizontally is a different test, and it gets in where still water never would.
The usual entry points are the top corner of a sliding window, the joint where a frame meets the wall, and any drainage slot that is blocked.
So when a window leaks only in heavy weather, we look at those three rather than the glass. It is a sealing and drainage job rather than a glazing one, and it is much cheaper than what people usually fear.
Mesh and grilles on an exposed elevation
Wind works anything loose, and a mesh or grille that is slightly loose today will be substantially looser in a year.
On these elevations we fix mesh frames at more points than we would on a sheltered building, and we check grille fixings rather than assuming they are sound.
A grille that rattles in wind is telling you a fixing has gone, and on an upper floor that is worth attending to promptly rather than at leisure. It is a small job now and a much larger one once the fixing has enlarged its own hole.
Balcony glazing where wind load is real
Enclosing a balcony on an exposed elevation puts a substantial wind load onto the glazing and its fixings, considerably more than the same enclosure in a sheltered courtyard.
So the framing has to be specified for it rather than copied from a sheltered example.
We would rather fit a heavier section with more fixing points than match what somebody else has done on a different side of the building. It is the kind of difference that is invisible until the first strong pre-monsoon wind, and obvious afterwards.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
