Period homes and tenements have beautiful timber windows, however they do need a little care and attention to keep them in perfect working order. This article explains what window rot is and how to prevent timber rot and repair it when necessary.
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How To Combat
Window Rot
E d i n b u r g h t e n e m e n t w i n d o w f r a m e s h a v e
b e e n m a d e f r o m b e a u t i f u l , s t r o n g a n d
l o n g - l a s t i n g t i m b e r . W i t h r e g u l a r
m a i n t e n t a n c e t h e y s t i l l l o o k g r e a t a n d d o
t h e i r j o b w e l l a f t e r 1 0 0 y e a r s .
H o w e v e r , m a n y d o n e e d r e p a i r s a n d
r e f u r b i s h m e n t . T h i s a r t i c l e e x p l a i n s h o w
t o c o m b a t w i n d o w r o t .
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Preventive Measures and
Restoration Techniques for
Rotten Window Frames
W i n d o w r o t i s a c o m m o n p r o b l e m i n w o o d e n
w i n d o w s . I t c a n h a v e a n e g a t i v e a e s t h e t i c
e f f e c t a s w e l l a s c a u s e o t h e r p r o b l e m s .
B u t w h a t e x a c t l y i s w i n d o w r o t ? H o w c a n y o u
p r e v e n t i t ? A n d h o w c a n y o u r w i n d o w s b e
r e s t o r e d t o r e t u r n t h e m t o t h e i r f o r m e r g l o r y ?
I n t h i s g u i d e , w e t a k e a c l o s e r l o o k a t a
p r o b l e m t h a t a f f e c t s h o m e s a l l o v e r S c o t l a n d
a n d b e y o n d .
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What is Window Wood Rot?
W i n d o w r o t a f f e c t s w o o d e n w i n d o w f r a m e s a n d
s i l l s . I t ’ s m a i n l y c a u s e d b y e x p o s u r e t o
m o i s t u r e f r o m r a i n a n d c o n d e n s a t i o n . R o t
s o f t e n s t h e w o o d a n d i m p a c t s i t s c o l o u r a s t h e
w o o d s t a r t s t o d e c a y .
L e a v i n g i t u n t r e a t e d w o r s e n s t h e p r o b l e m , s o
m u c h s o t h a t y o u m a y e n d u p h a v i n g t o r e p l a c e
t h e e n t i r e w i n d o w .
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How to Prevent Window Rot
T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l s t e p s y o u c a n t a k e t o p r e v e n t w i n d o w r o t f r o m
b e c o m i n g a p r o b l e m i n y o u r c a s e m e n t w i n d o w s o r s a s h a n d c a s e
w i n d o w s .
T h e f i r s t i s t o e n s u r e y o u c a r r y o u t r e g u l a r i n s p e c t i o n s a n d
m a i n t e n a n c e . C h e c k f o r p r o b l e m s i g n s r e g u l a r l y , l i k e p e e l i n g p a i n t
a n d c r a c k s i n t h e w o o d . B y d e t e c t i n g p r o b l e m s e a r l y o n , y o u c a n
p r e v e n t r o t f r o m b e c o m i n g a m o r e s e r i o u s p r o b l e m .
A l w a y s p r o t e c t y o u r w i n d o w f r a m e s u s i n g h i g h - q u a l i t y p a i n t a n d
s e a l a n t . T h e s e p r o t e c t t h e w o o d f r o m m o i s t u r e b y c r e a t i n g a
p r o t e c t i v e b a r r i e r , r e d u c i n g t h e a b s o r p t i o n o f m o i s t u r e .
I t ’ s u s u a l l y b e s t t o r e p a i n t a n d r e s e a l y o u r w i n d o w f r a m e s o n c e e v e r y
f e w y e a r s . B u t t h i s d e p e n d s o n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p a i n t a n d h o w m u c h
e x p o s u r e t h e y h a v e t o t h e e l e m e n t s .
C o n d e n s a t i o n c a n a l s o c a u s e w i n d o w r o t , s o g o o d v e n t i l a t i o n i s
e s s e n t i a l i n s i d e t h e r o o m s . T h i s i s e v e n m o r e i m p o r t a n t i n r o o m s l i k e
t h e b a t h r o o m a n d k i t c h e n , w h e r e h u m i d i t y l e v e l s a r e h i g h e r .
F i n a l l y , c h e c k y o u r g u t t e r s r e g u l a r l y . W h e n t h e g u t t e r s o n y o u r
p r o p e r t y a r e w o r k i n g e f f i c i e n t l y , t h e y d i r e c t t h e w a t e r a w a y f r o m y o u r
w i n d o w s . C l e a n t h e m r e g u l a r l y t o r e m o v e t h e b u i l d - u p o f s e d i m e n t s o
w a t e r d o e s n o t s p i l l o v e r a n d c o n t a c t t h e w i n d o w f r a m e s .
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Rotten Window Frame Repairs
P r e v e n t i o n i s a l w a y s b e t t e r t h a n c u r e , b u t w i n d o w r o t c a n
b e c h a l l e n g i n g , a n d s o m e t i m e s r o t c a n s e t i n . I t ’ s i m p o r t a n t
t o a c t f a s t t o r e d u c e t h e d a m a g e a n d p r e v e n t t h e n e e d t o
r e p l a c e t h e e n t i r e w i n d o w .
T h e f i r s t s t e p i s t o c h e c k t h e d a m a g e a n d s e e h o w b a d i t i s .
I t m a y b e s u p e r f i c i a l , i n w h i c h c a s e r e p a i r s w i l l b e e a s i e r .
B u t i f t h e r o t h a s s e t i n , m o r e d r a s t i c m e a s u r e s a r e n e e d e d .
T h e s e i n v o l v e r e m o v i n g t h e r o t t e n w o o d , a t a s k y o u m u s t d o
v e r y c a r e f u l l y t o r e d u c e t h e r i s k o f d a m a g e t o o t h e r p a r t s o f
t h e w i n d o w .
O n c e t h e a f f e c t e d w o o d h a s b e e n r e m o v e d , y o u w i l l n e e d t o
f i l l i n t h e l e f t o v e r s p a c e . E p o x y f i l l e r s b o n d w i t h t h e w o o d ,
a n d y o u c a n t h e n s a n d d o w n t h e a r e a o n c e i t ’ s d r y .
N e x t , a p p l y a p r i m e r . T h i s w i l l h e l p w h e n i t c o m e s t o
p a i n t i n g t h e w i n d o w f r a m e b y e n s u r i n g b e t t e r a d h e s i o n a n d
i t a l s o p r o v i d e s a n a d d i t i o n a l b a r r i e r . T h e n p a i n t t h e
w i n d o w w h e n i t ’ s r e a d y t o a d d a n o t h e r p r o t e c t i v e b a r r i e r
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t a s k , a n d y o u c a n c a u s e m o r e d a m a g e i f y o u g o
a b o u t i t i n c o r r e c t l y . I t m a k e s s e n s e t o g e t
p r o f e s s i o n a l h e l p f o r y o u r p r e c i o u s w i n d o w s .
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