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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? |
Gene was referred to us as a defense expert for an exclusive custom home in Bel Aire, California. We represented the window manufacturer who was being sued for defective product. The home was a mess. The home definitely had serious water intrusion problems. Initially, the plaintiffs brought action against the window manufacturer only.
Everyone was certain the windows were the sole cause of the water intrusion experienced by this homeowner. Gene was the first expert to predict that the windows and doors may be fine, that the manufacturer may not have any responsibility. He brought in his team of testing experts, and was able to successfully demonstrate that the home had many serious water intrusion problems; the windows and doors however did not appear to contribute any water into the home. The insurance carrier and the window manufacturer are thrilled with Gene's expertise. He may have saved them as much as a million dollars in costs of litigation and repair.
I would highly recommend Gene Summy as a defense expert to any attorney in need of a true professional.
- Keith Cooper, Esquire
San Francisco, California
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