Spigot Leaking Behind Siding

How to prevent water from flowing under vinyl siding.

Spigot leaking behind siding.

Outside faucet leaking when hose is on. Jul 25 2010. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shows how to prevent water from leaking in behind vinyl siding. Discussion in plumbing forum professional diy advice started by juliek jul 30 2010.

Inspect the area above the leak including both indoors and out. The outside faucet valve is only accessible through the outside aluminum siding or the inside drywall. Outdoor faucet leak behind wall. Outdoor water spigots typically go years without servicing until eventually water begins continually spraying from the handle or dripping.

Pulling siding would be a very last resort and would seldom be necessary but without being there not much way to tell and. Although vinyl is impervious to water when installed as directed by the manufacturer vinyl siding as a whole is not completely watertight. How to fix the water spigot on the side of your house. Sounds like i will have to cut the drywall to get the job done.

Check to be sure weep holes are open along bottom of window openings. But left unchecked it doesn t take long for even a small leak from a hose bibb to waste hundreds of gallons of water. Will replace the whole faucet assembly i guess. Repairing a dripping outdoor spigot is often at the bottom of a homeowner s to do list since the leak is outside the house.

Https amzn to 2xh0r56 buy new handle. I would look for a way to access the area from inside. Https amzn to 31ad1os this video will walk you through how to fix a common source of water leaks in.