Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Sep 05, 2012 10:20 am I have just moved into a new house and the windows on the top floor have been whistling (more like screaming) incredibly loudly over the last few weeks on the very windy days we have had in Melbourne recently. I have a young family and the whistling noise is so loud that it is waking them up in the middle of the night. I can only imagine the difference in the heating(and cooling) bill due to cold air (hot air in summer) penetrating my house and roof. I did speak with the builder about this and his reply was that windows are only designed and placed to keep out the rain...just, not to stop wind etc... coming through. We have eaves and where the window connects with the eaves there is a gap that the wind is getting through and creating the whistling scream noise. My question is what is the standard way of stopping wind from getting through where the top of the window is flush with the eave. Should I use silicon to fill the gap?? ...or should the builder have put some edging frame in where the window meets the eaves (the edging surrounds the house where the eaves touch the bricks and is also present over the sliding door window but it is missing from over the windows). We took over the house under duress as the builder was very late with our build so had to take it with a few things that needed fixing (still waiting for some things). I know that the windows had to be raised in a few spots as the eave line was not level when they first did it so i'm thinking that once the windows were moved they just didn't bother putting the eave edging back on?? Interested in some advice on what to do about the correct or standard way of fixing this issue or should I contact my builder and insist that it is fixed (from talking to the builder it seems it is my issue and this is pretty standard with windows). Re: Whistling Windows 2Sep 05, 2012 10:35 am Zinner I have just moved into a new house and the windows on the top floor have been whistling (more like screaming) incredibly loudly over the last few weeks on the very windy days we have had in Melbourne recently. I have a young family and the whistling noise is so loud that it is waking them up in the middle of the night. I can only imagine the difference in the heating(and cooling) bill due to cold air (hot air in summer) penetrating my house and roof. I did speak with the builder about this and his reply was that windows are only designed and placed to keep out the rain...just, not to stop wind etc... coming through. We have eaves and where the window connects with the eaves there is a gap that the wind is getting through and creating the whistling scream noise. My question is what is the standard way of stopping wind from getting through where the top of the window is flush with the eave. Should I use silicon to fill the gap?? ...or should the builder have put some edging frame in where the window meets the eaves (the edging surrounds the house where the eaves touch the bricks and is also present over the sliding door window but it is missing from over the windows). We took over the house under duress as the builder was very late with our build so had to take it with a few things that needed fixing (still waiting for some things). I know that the windows had to be raised in a few spots as the eave line was not level when they first did it so i'm thinking that once the windows were moved they just didn't bother putting the eave edging back on?? Interested in some advice on what to do about the correct or standard way of fixing this issue or should I contact my builder and insist that it is fixed (from talking to the builder it seems it is my issue and this is pretty standard with windows). Where is the whistling coming from? Where the opening sash meets the frame, or where the window frame meets the wall? Either way it should not be happening. Thanks Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Whistling Windows 3Sep 05, 2012 11:08 am ed @ ecoclassic Where is the whistling coming from? Where the opening sash meets the frame, or where the window frame meets the wall? Either way it should not be happening. Thanks Ed It seems to be (I assume it is) coming from where the window frame meets the eaves. There is no edging there (like there is between the outer brick and eaves) and I can actually see the gap between the window frame and the eaves. This is why I think that some silicone might fill the gap and therefore stop the wind making the screaming sound. Is silicone the correct method or should the join between the window and eaves have some wood edging(framing) as standard like it is between the brick and the eaves. Re: Whistling Windows 4Sep 05, 2012 7:42 pm Zinner ed @ ecoclassic Where is the whistling coming from? Where the opening sash meets the frame, or where the window frame meets the wall? Either way it should not be happening. Thanks Ed It seems to be (I assume it is) coming from where the window frame meets the eaves. There is no edging there (like there is between the outer brick and eaves) and I can actually see the gap between the window frame and the eaves. This is why I think that some silicone might fill the gap and therefore stop the wind making the screaming sound. Is silicone the correct method or should the join between the window and eaves have some wood edging(framing) as standard like it is between the brick and the eaves. Really need a photo. On some very tall sashes the wind can separate the sash from the frame and you get whistling. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10485 Hi, I'm planning to build a new house and wanted to get some feedback on the different window designs for a master bedroom. Our bedroom is north facing and the bed will… 0 4562 I’m restoring all my 40yr old windows and I want to install seals around the casements. I’ve sanded back and oiled the frames with sikkens. My plan is to box up inside… 0 6522 |