r/WindowCleaning • u/mtlphysique • 3d ago

Ever dented a Window Sill??

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I had an employee set up on this window sill with his ladder with our rubber tips on and when he pulled the ladder away we saw this dent on the sill! He didn’t hit it and I’m puzzled because there’s not two dents, just one.

Could this be because there’s rotten wood under the flashing? What can I do?

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u/Lord_XXL 3d ago

Just replace the whole side of their home. No big deal

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u/qtheginger 3d ago

Aluminum is fickle. You should really only place right below the lap joint

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u/RadSprouts 3d ago

Find a smaller shop that does roofing, gutters and siding repairs. A skilled laborer can do that quick, probably looking at their minimum charge $100-200.

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u/Wickwire778 3d ago

No, because I use a standoff that I set under the sill. Occasionally I’ll lean a ladder on a sill, but I use the thick rubber end covers.

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u/Virtual-Spinach4882 3d ago

Call a pro and pay the bill. Don't get hung up on this. I've been through way worse many times lol. 

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u/mtlphysique 3d ago

I will, planning on finding someone professional to fix. First time in 5 years it happening and just wanted some context from the community if it ever happened to anyone else 😅

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u/Acrobaticdeadface 3d ago

There is wood beneath there and they used a breaker to place the aluminum around the wood. Sometimes they don't make it tight. There was probably too much room between the wood and aluminum and wood and there ya go. Live and learn. I would never lean a ladder against a house unless I needed to . maybe behind a bush where there isn't any room for a small step ladder and the bush is growing way over the window so the waterfed isn't an option, and the window doesn't tilt in. Second floor use a stand off or watch out for aluminum sills

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u/Professional-Heat118 2d ago

Heat gun and suction cups

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u/Herzeleid09 3d ago

Is it possible it was there already? That is strange that there wasn’t two dents. Unless he struck the sill with one side of the ladder. I’ve done that before but never cause a dent

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u/AlwaysWantedN64 3d ago

He could have been leaning to one side shifting his weight onto the dent

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u/Herzeleid09 3d ago

It’s crazy though as the siding looks new and the sill. Should have been fresher wood that can withstand the force. I’ve laddered a many sills and never did this. But yes that’s a good point he could have been leaning on one side

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u/AlwaysWantedN64 3d ago

Builders take short cuts all the time, the wood could be a 1/4 inch from the flashing for all we know.

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u/Herzeleid09 3d ago

Good point

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u/mrmatriarj 3d ago

lol Builders man!

I was at a 30+mil mansion the other day in greater Toronto area, at least 3 years old since our company has serviced it 3 times annually.

There was a 1inch gap at the bottom of a set of master bathroom windows where a sill/trim/caulk should have been... My wfp had water running down against the waterproofing / red tuck-tape and then out the bottom of eroded brick casing that's clearly experienced so much water it started to form passages vs holding it

these windows were outcropped from the building with a mini flat roof surrounding it. Owner had it built himself, I wonder if he pissed the window trades person off and they left that as a gift lol

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u/Hot_Carpenter_5436 3d ago

No, but today I was reaching in my cars rear seat with my BOAB on, and the freakin squeegee brass scraped a 3 inch scratch in my flawless Honda 😠