More BAD INSTALLS: What You Don’t See Will Leak Later

More BAD INSTALLS – This sill pan isn’t going to help much when everything around it is a mess. Most hurricane-rated window installations are subbed out with minimal oversight, and subs are often paid a piece rate per opening—which incentivizes speed, not quality. Once everything’s caulked over, the GC has no idea what’s hiding behind the finishes... until the leaks show up.

Are you properly vetting your window dealer and their installers? Do they understand hurricane installation best practices? This opening should never have been installed without being fully bucked and waterproofed first. Where’s the liquid-applied waterproofing layer?

In hurricane zones, sloppy work behind the walls is often what causes the biggest (and most expensive) failures. Quality starts before the window is even on site—with prep, planning, and the right sequence.

What You Don’t See Will Leak Later