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| "Keep it simple. Manage the water in your walls down and out." - Gene Summy |
After the winter that may Western states experienced, homebuilders are getting more warranty calls on water intrusion issues with windows and doors. Figuring out how to resolve these problems, and prevent issues in the future calls for the use of an expert.
Once such expert is Gene Summy of TLS Labs. His consulting firm specialized in field-testing windows and doors for major builders, and determine if the methods and materials they use will prevent water instrusion in the most vulnerable part of the window envelope. TLS is also heavily involved in solving homeowner occupied leaks that homebuilders have difficulty resolving.
When TLS Labs develops a program to repair leaking windows and doors, they specify detailed installation methods and materials that should be used. More often than not, the company recommends flashing products and accessories from the Fortifiber Building Systems Group.
The mechanically attached flashing that TLS Labs recommends is Fortifiber's Moistop NextTM.
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| What are people saying about us? |
For the last five years we at Shea Homes have partnered with TLS
Laboratories to improve the quality of the homes we deliver to our
customers. One of our goals has been to greatly reduce the amount of window
related rain leaks. Having just gone through the winter of 04/05 with
minimal leaks reported in the communities where our program with TLS was implemented. I would say the program is working very well.
- Dennis Williams,
Director of Customer Service,
Shea Homes Southern California
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