If you live in a place with humid and wet climate it will be important for you to know how to repair rot and decay on wooden windows. Of course you can get a professional to fix it but it will also cost you more to get someone else. Learning how to do it yourself can save you some money, especially for minor damage.
Elements of the weather like moisture, rain, and snow can cause wood to rot. Leaking gutters can also add to the problem. If small decaying wood is left alone, the problem could worsen and attract insects and termites to your window frame. You can fix minor decay on your own before it gets worse.
To get started with this DIY repair job, you can get some supplies at a hardware store. Some things you will need are: a chisel, drill, hammer, quarter of an inch drill bit, a paint brush, liquid epoxy consolidant, epoxy filler, some water, putty knife, and rough sandpaper.
Hit the decaying wood with the chisel to made rot fall off. Chip of more decaying wood with the chisel until healthy wood appears. Now, place the quarter inch drill bit into your electric drill and bore holes 1 to 2 inches from each other on the undamaged part of the wooden window sill where you chipped of the rot.
Brush away dust and wood chips with the paintbrush and then place a layer of liquid epoxy consolidant where you bored holes. Fill the holes with the liquid too. Let it dry for 5 mins and then apply another coat of epoxy consolidant. Keep applying the liquid till you see that the wood refuses to absorb anymore.
Let it dry for another five minutes or till the liquid dries to a solid mass on the wood. This will make the wood stronger and provides a solid surface for the repair. Prepare the epoxy filler by mixing it with water and according to the directions on the label. Some epoxy fillers are ready to use. Place the epoxy filler on the space where the rotten wood used to be.
Shape the filler to follow the other window frames to make it fit in properly. You can form it into shape with your knife too. Once you are done molding it into shape, use your sandpaper to refine the shape and flatten sharp areas. You can repaint your repaired window sill the same color as the other part of your window and you are done. Others will not even be able to tell that that window used to be rotten.
Elements of the weather like moisture, rain, and snow can cause wood to rot. Leaking gutters can also add to the problem. If small decaying wood is left alone, the problem could worsen and attract insects and termites to your window frame. You can fix minor decay on your own before it gets worse.
To get started with this DIY repair job, you can get some supplies at a hardware store. Some things you will need are: a chisel, drill, hammer, quarter of an inch drill bit, a paint brush, liquid epoxy consolidant, epoxy filler, some water, putty knife, and rough sandpaper.
Hit the decaying wood with the chisel to made rot fall off. Chip of more decaying wood with the chisel until healthy wood appears. Now, place the quarter inch drill bit into your electric drill and bore holes 1 to 2 inches from each other on the undamaged part of the wooden window sill where you chipped of the rot.
Brush away dust and wood chips with the paintbrush and then place a layer of liquid epoxy consolidant where you bored holes. Fill the holes with the liquid too. Let it dry for 5 mins and then apply another coat of epoxy consolidant. Keep applying the liquid till you see that the wood refuses to absorb anymore.
Let it dry for another five minutes or till the liquid dries to a solid mass on the wood. This will make the wood stronger and provides a solid surface for the repair. Prepare the epoxy filler by mixing it with water and according to the directions on the label. Some epoxy fillers are ready to use. Place the epoxy filler on the space where the rotten wood used to be.
Shape the filler to follow the other window frames to make it fit in properly. You can form it into shape with your knife too. Once you are done molding it into shape, use your sandpaper to refine the shape and flatten sharp areas. You can repaint your repaired window sill the same color as the other part of your window and you are done. Others will not even be able to tell that that window used to be rotten.
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