Soft area under corner of bow window

5/7/2020 at 10:34:27 AM

You will be able to address this when the window gets replaced. For now, if you do have any water ingress, you should mitigate that before continuing with any other work. If the soft spot is getting worse over time, find the source of the leak and stop it. Otherwise, it is likely just from the building settling over time. In which case, should just be a standard re-installation with some frame and drywall work.

This is pretty typical for window re-installation in a home of this age. Get yourself a couple quotes from different reputable contractors. Keep in mind that replacing windows is a little more expensive than simply putting new ones in.

5/7/2020 at 12:04:58 PM

Sharon, It is difficult to tell without opening the area. It sounds as though there is/was a leak that penetrated the corner of the window and, ... at least, saturated the drywall in the area. It may also have damaged (rotted) the studs and other supports. The fix should not be too costly but should be done before future damage occurs.

5/7/2020 at 12:21:08 PM

Would a window installation company be able to handle this or do I have to to get in touch with a general contractor?

5/7/2020 at 12:37:19 PM

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5/8/2020 at 10:02:21 AM

Hi Sharon,

if i look close it looks like the damage start from beside the frame of the window and go down and out at the end of the lower drywall,

so it exits at that spot but maybe not happening there it might even come from a spot above the window and travel down,

you have to remove some drywall and see where the leak is starting, and then you can see if it is from the window,

in any case you can do it with the replacement of the window,

thanks,

Harry C.