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Posted by deke on March 26, 2007, 8:14 am
I agree.
And after the patch a good soaking with an insecticide before you
cover it.
wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been getting some quotes on vinyl replacement windows and have a
>> question.
>>
>> Right now we have windows plus storm windows. There is some rot on the
>> sills between the storm and the regular windows. After the storms are
>> removed and the vinyl windows installed, any newly exposed wood will be
>> capped in aluminum. The exterior trim and sills are already capped.
>>
>> Is it necessary to replace the entire sill in this situation? Any rot will
>> be under the new vinyl window and never see the light of day again. The
>> new
>> window would not be in contact with any of the rot.
>>
>> I had one contractor say that it did not matter, that it would be covered
>> up. I also had one that said that he would have to replace the entire
>> sill
>> and would cost an extra $150 per sill.
>>
>> I don't know much about this kind of stuff but it doesn't seem like it
>> should matter too much. The new window would be resting on good wood only.
>> The sill doesn't seem like it's a structural element anyway. Any rot would
>> be hidden forever.
>>
>> What do you guys think? Thanks,
>>
>Well, I wouldn't replace the whole sill, but I probably would dig out the
>mushy stuff and plaster the spot over with epoxy, just on principle. Wood
>that is hidden away can still keep rotting, so you do wanna stabilize it,
>IMHO. I'm not a big fan of coil stock wraps on exterior trim- currently on
>my to-do list is a rotted wrapped fascia board, that water wicks behind from
>ice dams in a funny corner where one roof dies into another where addition
>meets original house. You can stick a finger behind the J-shaped wrap, and
>come up with wet wood crumbs. At one point, it channeled water over the
>soffit board over to the wall, under siding, and rotted out kitchen window.
>Previous owner replaced that, and sort of rebent the wrap to provide drip
>points. Not quite sure how to fix problem without reengineering the whole
>damn corner. Maybe I'll just drill weep holes in the wrap.
>
>aem sends....
>
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