j
Established Member
Hi all,
I've got a bay window which has developed rot on the sill. It's a rectangular bay, and the rot has started at one of the mitres at the corner.
I'm looking for advice on how to go about repairing it.
Here are some pics of the "damage"
This first pic, shows the front of the sill, it has rotted from the corner to about 30cm along.
This pic shows a little closer the ro on the front
This one shows the damage to both corner pieces. The rot has only spread a couple of inches on the left piece.
This one shows the sill from above. As far as I can tell, the rot hasn't gone further back than this corner post. That is the point I an considering cutting back to.
The two choices I've though of so far are:
Cut off just the rotten end of the sill pieces and try and fit a new piece to match the original profile.
-Would I be able to get a reasonably clean invisible) joint like this
-Would I be able to match the colour of new wood to existing wood.
Or, try and remove the front couple of inches of the entire length of the sill and replace with a new piece.
-How would I cut this front few inches off? I thought of using a circular saw set to cut almost all the way through the sill(as it's sitting on bricks). Are there likely to be any screws/nails in there?
I seem to remember a chap doing my dad's windows like this about 15 years ago. Not sure how he cut it, but I definately remember him fixing the new front of the sill on with mastick and some plugged screws.
Also, what kind of wood should I use, I believe they are not hardwood windows. Would a builders merchant be the best place to buy it?
Can you get ready made window sill stock. His Normness indicated in one program that it was just something you buy off the shelf. Of course that's over there and we are over here.
Well, after reading all of that, it's quite obvious I don't really have a clue where to start. But hopefully with some advice from the members here I'll be slightly more knowlegable afterwards. (even if it is the knowlege that one should not attempt anything like this, leave it to the pros)
Thanks all
J
I've got a bay window which has developed rot on the sill. It's a rectangular bay, and the rot has started at one of the mitres at the corner.
I'm looking for advice on how to go about repairing it.
Here are some pics of the "damage"
This first pic, shows the front of the sill, it has rotted from the corner to about 30cm along.
This pic shows a little closer the ro on the front
This one shows the damage to both corner pieces. The rot has only spread a couple of inches on the left piece.
This one shows the sill from above. As far as I can tell, the rot hasn't gone further back than this corner post. That is the point I an considering cutting back to.
The two choices I've though of so far are:
Cut off just the rotten end of the sill pieces and try and fit a new piece to match the original profile.
-Would I be able to get a reasonably clean invisible) joint like this
-Would I be able to match the colour of new wood to existing wood.
Or, try and remove the front couple of inches of the entire length of the sill and replace with a new piece.
-How would I cut this front few inches off? I thought of using a circular saw set to cut almost all the way through the sill(as it's sitting on bricks). Are there likely to be any screws/nails in there?
I seem to remember a chap doing my dad's windows like this about 15 years ago. Not sure how he cut it, but I definately remember him fixing the new front of the sill on with mastick and some plugged screws.
Also, what kind of wood should I use, I believe they are not hardwood windows. Would a builders merchant be the best place to buy it?
Can you get ready made window sill stock. His Normness indicated in one program that it was just something you buy off the shelf. Of course that's over there and we are over here.
Well, after reading all of that, it's quite obvious I don't really have a clue where to start. But hopefully with some advice from the members here I'll be slightly more knowlegable afterwards. (even if it is the knowlege that one should not attempt anything like this, leave it to the pros)
Thanks all
J