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MikeG asked if anyone was doing anything woody, but rather than swamp his thread I thought I would post this separately so people can avoid it if preferred. I know I want to pretend it isn't happening.
Anyway - on to the photos: this is a window that hasn't been eaten.
And a detail:
Here's one that is looking slightly foxed:
And the other window is even worse:
I have cut back all the rotten, eaten wood, and the mud the termites have packed in its place. Window no2 is still a work in progress. The plan is to make a new piece to fit in and then lots of chemical treatment, foam to fill gaping chasms etc, and glue the new wood to the old. Will it work? I hope so, as it is mostly cosmetic - nothing structural. Well, the shutter hinges attach at the bottom, but apart from that...
Getting the new and old wood colours to match is going to be fun, and then the new wood is going to darken considerably over the first few months, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do other than paint them, which will then not match the insides, or the rest of the house which has lots and lots of the same wood.
If anyone has any advice, I would be delighted to hear it. New frames are not an option this year, so make-do and mend is the order of the day.
Anyway - on to the photos: this is a window that hasn't been eaten.
And a detail:
Here's one that is looking slightly foxed:
And the other window is even worse:
I have cut back all the rotten, eaten wood, and the mud the termites have packed in its place. Window no2 is still a work in progress. The plan is to make a new piece to fit in and then lots of chemical treatment, foam to fill gaping chasms etc, and glue the new wood to the old. Will it work? I hope so, as it is mostly cosmetic - nothing structural. Well, the shutter hinges attach at the bottom, but apart from that...
Getting the new and old wood colours to match is going to be fun, and then the new wood is going to darken considerably over the first few months, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do other than paint them, which will then not match the insides, or the rest of the house which has lots and lots of the same wood.
If anyone has any advice, I would be delighted to hear it. New frames are not an option this year, so make-do and mend is the order of the day.