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Really appreciate your comments. Therefore, should I tell him to remove the exterior capping, fully caulk around the windows and then re-install the capping? Exterior is vinyl siding and the contractor claimed that the drafts was coming underneath the siding at the bottom as there is no seal. There ...

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This is my question. I asked him to do that as he was installing the windows and he said it wasn't necessary. Now, obviously it is. Why should I do it? Shouldn't the contractor? I hired him to furnish and install windows correctly. If they leak, shouldn't he correct it?

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The air is coming in around the frame. The window itself is good.

What do you suggest?

I just had replacement windows installed in my house. Used vinyl windows upstairs (bedrooms) and wood/aluminum clad for downstairs to maintain wood character of the living areas. While installing, I questioned the contractor on the use of caulk against the old stop and around and space at the outsid...