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Thread: Repairing rotten windows
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1st January 2024, 05:41 PM #1
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Repairing rotten windows
Seems everything I look at in this holiday house has rotted. This window frame is cedar but the front part was completely crumbly so I cut it off and was planning to simply screw another piece on front, after putting some wood hardener in the gaps and filling with bog.
Open to other suggestions, I have just replaced the weatherboards and don’t want to pull the windows out and I don’t think it’s feasible to replace the whole bottom piece?
The last photo is of one of the windows that doesn’t have much rot, for context.
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1st January 2024, 08:01 PM #2
Sorry to say but it looks like it has gone too far and complete replacement of the bottom sill is the only option in my opinion.
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1st January 2024, 09:33 PM #3
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1st January 2024, 11:28 PM #4
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2nd January 2024, 12:28 AM #5
Probably.
I have had to make this exact same repair, on multiple windows on a previous house. I also had to replace the bottom 30cm of the sides on a couple of the windows, and this was on the top story of that house. At least you are nearly at ground level.
I don't have any photos though. This was pre-digital photography.
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