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Window sill material Eigenvector 03-03-2007
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Posted by Eigenvector on March 3, 2007, 9:18 pm


What is a window sill typically made of? I'm more interested in standard
construction rather than custom endangered species rainforest wood or
something like that.

I'm just about ready to start replacing my windows and I'm looking at the
window sill and framing material - 3/4" plywood. Seems pretty damn chintzy
to me, especially around something that will in all likelyhood get damp or
wet at some point. I'm personally not going to replace it with plywood, but
I wanted to level set my thinking here and make sure I'm not being overly
harsh on the contractor who built the place. 1960 is the build date for
this house.



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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on March 3, 2007, 9:50 pm


> What is a window sill typically made of? I'm more interested in standard
> construction rather than custom endangered species rainforest wood or
> something like that.
>
> I'm just about ready to start replacing my windows and I'm looking at the
> window sill and framing material - 3/4" plywood. Seems pretty damn
> chintzy to me, especially around something that will in all likelyhood get
> damp or wet at some point. I'm personally not going to replace it with
> plywood, but I wanted to level set my thinking here and make sure I'm not
> being overly harsh on the contractor who built the place. 1960 is the
> build date for this house.


Who cares what it's made of? No matter what, you will paint or otherwise
coat it as if it was a piece of balsa wood lashed to the mast of a sailboat
about to go around the world eight time. You'll use the best paint you can
find in your town, or marine grade polyurethane, because as you said, that
wood's going to be exposed to moisture. And, as you did not say, it'll be
exposed to sunlight.



Posted by Eigenvector on March 3, 2007, 10:33 pm



>> What is a window sill typically made of? I'm more interested in standard
>> construction rather than custom endangered species rainforest wood or
>> something like that.
>>
>> I'm just about ready to start replacing my windows and I'm looking at the
>> window sill and framing material - 3/4" plywood. Seems pretty damn
>> chintzy to me, especially around something that will in all likelyhood
>> get damp or wet at some point. I'm personally not going to replace it
>> with plywood, but I wanted to level set my thinking here and make sure
>> I'm not being overly harsh on the contractor who built the place. 1960
>> is the build date for this house.
>
>
> Who cares what it's made of? No matter what, you will paint or otherwise
> coat it as if it was a piece of balsa wood lashed to the mast of a
> sailboat about to go around the world eight time. You'll use the best
> paint you can find in your town, or marine grade polyurethane, because as
> you said, that wood's going to be exposed to moisture. And, as you did not
> say, it'll be exposed to sunlight.

Well maybe I used the wrong terminology here. I mean the framing on the
INSIDE of the window, the window box material. Guess I'm not totally sure
what to call it. It isn't automatically painted, the front window of my
house has a piece of cedar for a sill.



Posted by Eric9822 on March 3, 2007, 11:46 pm


>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> What is a window sill typically made of? I'm more interested in standard
> >> construction rather than custom endangered species rainforest wood or
> >> something like that.
>
> >> I'm just about ready to start replacing my windows and I'm looking at the
> >> window sill and framing material - 3/4" plywood. Seems pretty damn
> >> chintzy to me, especially around something that will in all likelyhood
> >> get damp or wet at some point. I'm personally not going to replace it
> >> with plywood, but I wanted to level set my thinking here and make sure
> >> I'm not being overly harsh on the contractor who built the place. 1960
> >> is the build date for this house.
>
> > Who cares what it's made of? No matter what, you will paint or otherwise
> > coat it as if it was a piece of balsa wood lashed to the mast of a
> > sailboat about to go around the world eight time. You'll use the best
> > paint you can find in your town, or marine grade polyurethane, because as
> > you said, that wood's going to be exposed to moisture. And, as you did not
> > say, it'll be exposed to sunlight.
>
> Well maybe I used the wrong terminology here. I mean the framing on the
> INSIDE of the window, the window box material. Guess I'm not totally sure
> what to call it. It isn't automatically painted, the front window of my
> house has a piece of cedar for a sill.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I usually use clear douglas fir or pine if it is to be painted.


Posted by 3G on March 4, 2007, 7:57 am



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| > >> What is a window sill typically made of? I'm more interested in
standard
| > >> construction rather than custom endangered species rainforest
wood or
| > >> something like that.
| >
| > >> I'm just about ready to start replacing my windows and I'm
looking at the
| > >> window sill and framing material - 3/4" plywood. Seems pretty
damn
| > >> chintzy to me, especially around something that will in all
likelyhood
| > >> get damp or wet at some point. I'm personally not going to
replace it
| > >> with plywood, but I wanted to level set my thinking here and make
sure
| > >> I'm not being overly harsh on the contractor who built the place.
1960
| > >> is the build date for this house.
| >
| > > Who cares what it's made of? No matter what, you will paint or
otherwise
| > > coat it as if it was a piece of balsa wood lashed to the mast of a
| > > sailboat about to go around the world eight time. You'll use the
best
| > > paint you can find in your town, or marine grade polyurethane,
because as
| > > you said, that wood's going to be exposed to moisture. And, as you
did not
| > > say, it'll be exposed to sunlight.
| >
| > Well maybe I used the wrong terminology here. I mean the framing on
the
| > INSIDE of the window, the window box material. Guess I'm not
totally sure
| > what to call it. It isn't automatically painted, the front window
of my
| > house has a piece of cedar for a sill.- Hide quoted text -
| >
| > - Show quoted text -
|
| I usually use clear douglas fir or pine if it is to be painted.



just to add my 2 cents............ because I can.
spanish cedar, fir, yellow pine, mahogany, spruce are all used for
window sils.
heck, I've even seen pressure treated used also.




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