Missing weep holes?

[@chadchiappetta4440]

It’s expensive to be cheap remember that one folks

[@travisb7797]

It's cheap to check your work. Remember that one builders...

[@XMysticHerox]

It's not though. Thats why this shit is the norm. Gotta actually make it expensive by funding public inspectors properly.

[@OutdoorsintheMitten]

You are very thorough and explain exactly what the issue is. I like it. Because that weep channel issue is something I’d never think to look at until I had water pouring into my window

[@EyesWideOpen2]

👏👏👏 I, too, appreciate his thoroughness. It makes these 'tidbit vids' addictive 🤓

[@mgmnfld3109]

Let's not forget that if moisture hangs up it's almost certain that you'll have a mold problem. 😵

[@tabytastick]

There is no mold in the dry desert heat of Arizona. The only time this window would be an issue is during a monsoon, but we honestly haven't had a good monsoon season in over a decade. Any standing water on the window tread would evaporate easily by next day and be dry and dusty again in no time. Maybe mold in the high desert of northern Az, but not here in the frying pan of Phoenix. Which is where he films.

[@Tankedmosquito]

As a glazier, everytime I see an active window with no drain holes I give it drain holes. Some times it's the easy shit that fixes the issue

[@magenlin]

But should you have to do that on new construction? It's one thing if somebody's bubba cousin did it 20 years ago, but this?

[@Tankedmosquito]

@magenlin new construction is done by "fly by nighters" they don't give a shit, get in get out get paid

[@maddykae2489]

i just figured out yesterday that this is the problem with my leaky attic window. good on you for making this content!

[@chrisl4999]

Thank you for doing these. I have learned a lot about what things should look like.

[@mikes2381]

I had something similar at a place I lived at. The windows were pretty new and installed in the dry season. When the wet season came it was okay until there was heavy rain. Then it make a lake inside my home. Turns out the factory hadn't drilled through some of the centers of the frames. I didn't realize there was a barrier in the middle of the window itself. So water trickled into the inner trough, filled up the inner side of the frame and overflowed the trough. Drilling from the weep hole through that middle divider fixed it. Remember to put eyes on though folks and not just go drilling away thinking my problem is the same as your problem. Lol

[@arizonabuckeye]

Good job! I like your shorts where you explain why something is a problem. Do you ever do post fix follow ups on your inspections?

[@cyfyhomeinspections]

I do, I'm limited on RUclips. Facebook will give you the most and best follow ups.
We will do follow up interviews next year on RUclips.

[@Stephen_AZ]

@@cyfyhomeinspections Shame - RUclips supports longer videos just fine. Not going onto FB for anything.

[@timmyboy04]

@@cyfyhomeinspections Explain how RUclips limits videos?

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

​@@cyfyhomeinspectionsI was not aware Facebook had videos. Of course I haven't looked at Facebook in many years and don't plan to return. Hope you can move some content to RUclips.

[@howardmorrow5350]

Worked in the industry my whole life as a plumber but always paying attention thanks for the education

[@RZRL1990]

These inspectors are a blessing to society. Making sure it's built right before you buy it. Got to appreciate these guys.

[@PNWCagey-Dub]

Thank you for educating people. No one does this. Realtors, builders, inspectors, banks, title companies and assessors offices only care about quick closing and getting their money. Buying a home is a big decision and in the excitement, people don't think about allllll the things that can, and eventually will, go wrong. Be at the inspection and videos the whole thing. Crawl all around the attic n crawl spaces. Video the whole thing. Get a list of materials from the builder with brands/model numbers. Do your research. How long will things last. Know where all your electric, plumbing, sewer, etc is located. Look at ease of repairs when needed. Check the paint job. Turn on all water taps, showers, toilets and let them run while you walk around looking at the house. Open n close every single door, drawe, garage door. Check insulation. Check furnace/AC. How easy is inground sprinkler system to maintain. Where are the sprinkler lines? Turn on all the lights. Run all appliances at the same time as all the water. Touch everything. Push on tiles, check grout, pull the carpet to see if it's installed properly. Check corners. Look in places that can't been seen easily. Where's the dryer vent exit? Outside faucets/electric outlets. Test everything! Go by the house several times at different times of day n night. See what's going on in the area if you aren't familiar with it. Knock on doors if it's a new build community and ask people if there's been any issues with the builder or if they have any complaints or any good things to say about their new home.
Pay for a second, independent inspection. It's worth a few hundred to save yourself from a huge disaster. If there's more houses being built in the development, go look at them. Ask who all the subs are. Get licenses and bond info then do your research on them. Do they have any legal issues pending or in the past? Call several title companies and check prices. You can use anyone you want to. Check all utility companies. Get pricing averages for the homes already purchased. Is there utility/garbage options or only one you can use?
Open n shut all the windows. If the framing is bad, the Windiws wind open n shut properly. Make sure they leave left over paint, both interior and exterior and get the names of the colors and what paint was used. Research all materials used to see the lifespan of all of them. I could keep going on and on. My point is...yes it's very exciting buying a new built home but don't let that cloud your judgment. Stay calm, focused and a few hours of good research will save you thousands n thousands of dollars down the road. Don't let anyone push you to hurry to close the deal and watch channels like this and learn all you can.
If you've got millions to share, disregard this comment. For the rest of us, be smart about your house purchase! Have enough saved to put Dorn to avoid PMI psymrhts. Get several instance quotes. Lastly, just know your payment will go up drastically once a new build is done and they reassess the value (if you're going to payments with insurance n taxes combined). There's sooooo much all the people involved in your house purchase won't and don't tell you so protect your investment and sanity and spend a few hours doing all this. You'll be glad you did, I promise!😊

[@pothoc1]

The Maine state bird (mosquito) loves ANY standing water.

[@TheWoodworker1966]

As a window guy, I approve of this video.
I work for a quality window company, and LITERALLY have never seen a broken weld.
Ever.
Not one time.

[@jackpippenstock1104]

Great job in exposing shoddy build quality from most of the builders you inspect.👏 Any chance you could call out a few of the good guys in the industry should you run across them? I've learned a lot just watching how thorough you are.

[@guildig1]

Y old apartment complex has all there windows and sliding doors replaced and the installers did not remove the old frames or seal the windows properly. My bedroom window when it rained flowed like a waterfall on the inside soaking everything. They came out to repair but again did not seal the window correctly and it kept leaking like a waterfall. Keep up the good work holding all of the Arizona builders and installers accountable.

[@HK-bf8ks]

It seems like the material wasn't molded right and the person who welded the vinyl didn't do his or her checks before sending the frame. For the welds breaking it takes a lot to actually break one of those weld for those patios but it could have been broke before it was installed or on of the builders were a bit to rough with the windows.

[@Nugire]

Well, the builder has to check the material he receives for defects.
If he installs a window and it's cracked, he is liable, since if it was broken when he got it, he should not have installed it.

[@insanmonster]

Honestly impressed with how you even caught that. How long does it take for you to inspect a home? With how many things you come across it must take a long time!

[@jordanvannortwick9426]

I like old houses better. Given they’ve had basic maintenance throughout the years, the were built to be a home and to last a lifetime. Shortcuts I think are a developer issue. How can we cut costs, type of thing.

[@Knuckledragnation]

Not to mention over time I can only imagine built up water possibly attracting mosquitoes larvae. ✌🏽
Friend I don’t even own my own home but you can bet if I ever do I’m calling someone like yourself to come out and inspect it.
Appreciate what ya do and for those who don’t like what he’s doing (contractors & subs) he’s basically holding up a certain standard that should be met across the board which in turn only helps the builder’s reputation.
✌🏽🇺🇸🙏

[@randysmith9636]

Speaking of upside down windows. A Years ago i worked for a good friend that is a builder basically to do the final punch list, inspect during the build. He calls me up and says to check on a house that he had a new crew working on. Every window on the back side of the house was installed upside down. They had cut the house wrap back from the openings. One window was crushed on the corner, looked like it had been dropped.
We were in a building boom from a automotive manufacturer coming in. He was a pretty new builder so getting a good crew was a challenge. Good crews were already working.

[@MrGevander]

My wife and I screened the inside weep holes in one of our windows because the first time we opened the window we had about FIFTY flies come in through them. I didn't know why they were inside the window frame, but there was A LOT of them.

[@teamsargentrc6399]

Brillo pad works best. Still Allows for water to flow. Most of the time you could pull him out, rent some off. Put him back in.

[@darinmorgante7200]

Would love to see long detailed inspection videos if you're so inclined to make them 👌🙏

[@kellsbellls]

Mine were closed with stucco and only one window had a screen for the channel. Nothing a flathead couldn’t fix. I just put tape over the holes inside the track during the summer when scorpions and bugs are at their most invasive time.

[@Kocok-ss3mh]

Smh...😮
Glad i came across your channel..u are very informative. Thank u 👌

[@gardenerinthesand]

We rented a new build villa in Abu Dhabi. It rarely rains here but that year we had a few storms. We had no weep channels so the water POURED into the house. My husband drilled holes in the rain...

[@totallyawesomedude3184]

I remember when I bought my home- that year we had the biggest storm we’ve had - my wife calls me to tell me it was flooding in our home from the windows. Found all the drain holes for windows were stuccoed over. So while it was raining I had to remove all the window glass- and runs- and found that it was full of stucco, nails, old batteries, fast food wrappers- had to do that to 17 windows during a storm- contractor disappeared

[@dshobe720]

Hey man i like your videos. I keep various arthropods if you want to keep out critters use a polyester felt, yarn if it a small weep hole, to fill the weep hole and the capillary action of the felt will draw the water through the hole leaving leaf cutter bees and scorpions no home.

[@zonked1200]

I have something like that on my shower door frame. When I first bought the place, I didn't know what the holes were for so I blocked them. Yep, got water all over the floor. Learned pretty quick not to block those.

[@cynaptyc]

That water will also allow dirt to build up, impending window function.

[@2ezee2011]

never knew that could be an issue. But also have never had windows that would hold water like that.

[@jeffjurasek6656]

ingenuity of the greatest country in the world is absolutely mind-boggling

[@adammijares9222]

The best method for keeping insects from coming through weep holes in your windows is to use a good quality stainless steel wool. Must be course enough so that rainwater and sediment can still flow freely while keeping out 99% of creepy crawlers. Just make sure it’s course and not fine steel wool as fine steel wool will back up relatively fast with sediment and debris from rainwater. I’ve had stainless steel wool for over 3 years in my home and it still hasn’t shown any signs of rust. Also, if done right, you can’t even see it from the outside. This is especially important if you live in an HoA that’s run by Karen’s like I do.

[@DemonSliime]

I have water that pools in some of my windows, and I don’t have those holes, it never overflows. The window has a seal running around it completely, in the water pools on the exterior side of that until I open the window.
The only real issue it causes is buildup of material and mold. I just clean with diluted bleach once every couple months to keep the mold out.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

I wonder if drilling weep holes in the front part of the window frame should help water escape. That’s odd. I’ve never seen residential windows that don’t have weep holes.

[@travisminneapolis]

Maybe installed upside down some how?
I've heard of that happening.

[@josephsieben469]

My guess is yes the factory probably missed that routing step

[@Mabel-BM]

Ahhhh, 👎 unacceptable, Thank you for informing all of us❤

[@beekeeper7535]

Don't want to have to drill small holes into new windows. But honestly that's all it needs is 2 small hole drilled through the plastic sill. Almost all building material nowadays is trash out of the box

[@justinbooth1884]

I've watched alot of your videos;;
It's nice to see that your actually pointing out the manufacturer...it's not so much the builder..
But shitty products being installed

[@Kevin19700]

Crap construction year after year. When will it all end? Time for homeowners to start class action suits against builders who think they can rip off new home buyers.

[@peterhand4418]

The profit margin on a new house is so tight that they can't pay for proper workers

[@elijahfox6509]

Love that he has to explain how water in a container works for the people arguing against DRAINAGE HOLES. The stupidity of internet experts is amazing.

[@takeadeepbreathin]

Oh crap is that how scorpions are getting into my damn house? Holy crap. Thank you. I’m going to freakin go look in the morning and see if I have screens or something on mine. Dude being stung by a scorpion hurts so bad and it’s honestly terrifying to have them in the house with my fur babies so hopefully this will help me.

[@kameljoe21]

I am not going to do standard windows. I am looking at a type of casement window that is as big as a 36 inch door. Each one of these doors will be for the bathrooms and bedrooms and a 8 foot by 8 foot glass door with sidelights and a transom will be the main window in to the living area. The street side of the house will have solid steel doors and no glass. Only the east, west and south sides which will be fenced in will have glass doors. The house is being build around these doors to provide the best light for the area while not putting in too much glass.

[@josephdestaubin7426]

The lack of weep channels will never allow the water to go over the top into the house because long before that happens the corners will crack and the water will rot out the inside of the wall.

[@chad4482]

As a previous residential window cleaner I can say, I experienced a lot of this. Old and new homes.

[@paraglidingprospector]

Always be sure your window water reservoir is topped-up. Keeps the bearings lubed and most pests can’t cross the threshold. …Darn Moses ants…

[@trailapark720]

Appreciate everything you do

[@nathansmith8611]

Time to upgrade windows to at least some Milgard, using these junkyard widows made for a clubhouse or treehouses, I have seen more broken welds from this same manufacturer that there should be a nationwide recall. I know installers can be ruff on window installs, but it looks like they are installing these windows with a sledgehammer, crazy.

[@funnyguy8728]

Ask for Andersen windows instead of cheap vinyl replacement type windows. Makes me wonder why these homes cost 500k plus dollars.

[@EDUB327]

In Michigan we have to clean ladybugs and other insects out of the weep channels.

[@PeterNorthsLeftTesticle]

Man... and I thought the builder I had the misfortune to pick was terrible.

[@suzannebinsley5940]

😂 I have a window that was put in backwards and one was put in without hooking up the mechanism that allows the window to raise. Another one leaked air, it was caulked shut😂. At least mine was a foreclosure. I learned alot from working on it, but its over 100 and still going.

[@Rhaspun]

Why are the cracks in the window frames so common? Is it from lessor quality windows or sloppy installation methods.

[@zapfanzapfan]

I'm guessing both but then I have never seen that in person. I have also never seen plastic framed windows used on houses...

[@squabknob]

Have you ever been on the building end of things ? Sincere question , love your Videos

[@grindkerensky]

These videos are WILD for someone living in Germany. Having to weld the window frames? We just buy the windows ready made. Ours open to the side so the drawback with that is, you can install a window AC, but then again it's not getting hot for long enough to do that anyways.

[@hobbit321a]

Our windows are factory made the reason for the welds is they are installed wrong and break when they force them to fit a out of plumb opening or are just cheep and break during shipping and installation

[@hobbit321a]

I hope I made sense so you can see how cheep and unprofessional our builders are this is one of the cost of freedom lol

[@shanemorgan12345]

The broken welds act as the weep hole. lol.

[@Penguinacid]

With all the welds broken on the doors could it be the delivery guys? not JUST the builders/installers?

[@ericquattlebum5322]

You are doing a good job.

[@redcoyote01]

I had the same thing happened to my sliding glass door in the warranty guy told me that those doors are not sealed or waterproof and it's normal. When I found him on that he told me it was an act of God because we had a 15-minute thunderstorm

[@reach5ful]

I think I die a little each time there's a broken weld.

[@Machinedmetal]

Why is it that these new homes have a bunch of broken welds?

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

If the welds are broken you won't need a weep channel

[@tonykearns9603]

I have been in the residential home construction and handyman business for over 20 years. I can't recall a single window corner ever broken, let alone 3 or 4 in a single house. What the heck is going on in Arizona? There has got to be a root cause in how they are installed. I learned early on to leave a gap above so the framing doesn't settle and warp the window frame. Are they shiming the sides to keep the frames plumb and secure? You need to caulk and foam the gaps to airseal anyway. I would blame the window builder for not staying on top of the warranty repairs. Shame on the builders for allowing egregious disregard for quality.
Being in the Northwest, seeing the lack of sealing between the window and the stucco hurts my soul. Just invites rot.

[@boroy2143]

Please post a video of a positive builder’s results, with almost zero violations so we can tell the difference compared to your standard videos

[@GimmeTam]

Thanks for what you do. I'll never buy a new home.

[@GuireGod]

It’s not a short unless there’s a cracked weld.

[@Vigula]

the gap below the weep channel should be much greater

[@Screwball70]

What the hell are they building houses out of in the states these days? I'm from UK and new builds are crap but are at least brick on the outside.
House I live in was built in 1939, it's solid Ruabon red brick, blue caernafon slate and the roof is held up by 14 in * 8in reclaimed ship timbers, it's a hipped roof not gable.
It would probably take an indersct hit from a tactical nuke lol.
Oh the brickwork is in and out both courses are solid brick (not hollow modern brick) with a good cavity, bricks were that heavy they only went up 5 courses a day or mirtat would be squashed out.

[@cindyb7274]

Standing water will also encourage mold growth.

[@montgomeryfortenberry]

I remember doing the electrical on a fairly massive ocean front home in florida and the builder had installed the windows correctly (maybe?) And the weep holes were constantly whistling from the wind and the homeownet didnt like it and so the builder caulked them closed then on the final the inspector said that was a no-no so they had to go around and dig all thw caulk out and the windows started whistling again 😂 i dont know if they ever found a solution tomake everyone happy

[@FixTechStuff]

What's with the window corners being cut on a 45? This is asking for trouble. In Australia ours don't have that and are screwed not welded, they never crack.

[@MegaXZeroForever]

What state is this, I'm never going to look for a home there

[@bluntone2273]

Ok, I’ve installed several doors in my home and replaced the windows.. none of the corners are broken.. How are they breaking these corners? I don’t think I was extremely gentle during installation so how rough are these guys?

[@papershark443]

I had to drill my own weep holes when I saw water pouring in. Not a great thing to find out on your own bc it’ll only happen when it’s raining

[@michaelmalcom1657]

Plus termites love stucco and water.

[@sQu1ggl3G1ggl3]

I love the videos, man. Question: How do you spell the name of those channels for water? "Wheat" is what I'm hearing but I'd love to find out the actual spelling. Thanks :)

[@BiggieBobThornton]

No, it won’t go inside the home, when the Lower Lip is to the outside.
Unless its halfway full and someone shuts the window. Then Maybe.
But I get it.

[@BmoreSanDaKng]

bro got me checking broken windows and doors everywhere I go now 👍

[@evoeyerex3518]

Those worlds breaking are either from people beating the shit out of the door frame to get it in and installed or shitty welds, but I’m gonna go with the shotty craftsmanship and say that it’s probably people beating the shit out of the door frame to get it in

[@Nellosphere]

Most rough openings are framed 1/2" to 1" bigger than the window no need to frame them any smaller unless you have someone on your crew who can't read prints or a tape measure.

[@markmyers4573]

How long does it take you to go through the whole house on your inspections? Your checklist seems to be very thorough.

[@aarondubois6162]

i dont want to live anywhere that a freakin SCORPION can crawl through a tiny little weep channel and into my house!! wtf, thats a thing?!? NO

[@victorescobar7437]

Also standing water is not good for bacteria and mold

[@fizzy1550]

Not only that, the water is going to cause a lot of damage in a short amount of time.

[@mrow7598]

that water creates mold and I know this is AZ but in colder climates that can freeze and break your window.

[@ericneering6357]

Yeah, my mom had windows put in by a professional and all the weed channels are cock shot and she said that the guy says it’s no big deal. You don’t need those L O LL O L.

[@ja5onl6]

Welds are broken in the window that has the water in it too.

[@ramonvilla1409]

That water turns into mold fam.

[@jars7774]

“For those who say it’s okay for water to pool in there”.
Who are the pros who say that?? Wow, lol

[@lexingtonsparks3744]

Where are those builders getting the windows from god the edge work on those are frightening I would be ripping those off the line if I seen those when I was doing window manufacturing

[@986Ste]

Are the frames welded by hand or machine ? does anyone know because it's wild that so many brake in the same place I'm from Ireland and all new windows are that upvc so don't really see that over here

[@intricateinc8566]

*When I was building my place my "father" tried telling me to silicone the weep holes, I was like dude is that why your house is falling apart? HAHAHAH*

[@tommytigert5993]

Serious question: could you just drill out a weep channel yourself (as the homeowner). I realize it should be right from the beginning, but I've also dealt with new home builder warranty B.S. and it would almost certainly be easier to drill out a couple small holes then drimmel a small straight slit myself than chase those builder fools around...

[@festerbutt]

Those door manufacturers seem garbage if all their doors break so fast!😂😂😂

[@kellstat]

good eyes! what equipment do you use? which ladders? is that your Werner ladder?

[@cyfyhomeinspections]

I have a lot of my equipment on my beacons bio.
beacons.ai/cyfy

[@kellstat]

@@cyfyhomeinspections I didn't see this in your list, but it looked like maybe a Warner multi ladder in video.

[@ObiwanNekody]

Those are desigend quite a bit differently than the windows Im used to seeing.

[@post-leftluddite]

I'd be worried if the welds weren't broken

[@RoyArrowood]

Are these homes near Glendale and El Mirage? Looks just like my sister's house

[@lindawilson2589]

Can you recommend what type of windows are best in Arizona? Composite? I hate aluminum and it seems like vinyl doesn't last.

[@dlite6999]

Btw to help with scorpions get cockroach boxes the scorpions love them crawl inside stick to glue in box we controlled them with these we have them around the sink and stove and Evey corner of house it doesn't help with ones crawling on ceiling use your long handle vacuum them off the ceiling and they glow green under a purple light in dark just want to help the uninformed or not prepared our house is on a scorpion nest and each year we've had less we had our broken tile roof repaired they had to come out 3 times B4 roof was RIGHT SO BE CAREFUL with important life challenging decisions

[@jermzdee]

Good catch.