On Thursday, my bedroom window was damaged during a powerful monsoon storm. The window shook so hard that I thought it was going to blow out. When it began to rain, water started seeping through the window.
The apartment maintenance guys finally came out today. They looked at it for about 30 seconds, went outside and re-sealed the bottom ledge. While I'm sure that will help, I'm not sure it is going to take care of the problem entirely. I don't have a good feeling about this. I told them that water was pooling not just at the bottom but also on the ledge where I slide the window open and closed. I don't think sealing the bottom part of the window is going to resolve a leak 12 inches above it.
So I would like to see if there is anything I can do from inside. Apply some caulk or some type of sealant around the entire window frame. I can't do anything to the outside of it because it's a third floor apartment and I don't have a ladder.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Would caulk or sealant work if applied from the inside?