How to Repair a Rotted Window Frame | Fix Rotted Window Sill From Outside
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- So you need to repair a rotted window frame? We fix a rotted window from the outside caused by water damage. The wood rot badly affected the bottom outside portion of this stationary window frame and window sill. Removing the window would involve removing all three as they formed a set and this would be a very involved process. So we opted to try to remove the rot while keeping the window in its frame. We did this by working from the outside where the wood rot was most visible.
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Titebond 2 Glue:
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Dynaflex Paintable Caulk:
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Window & Door Foam
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Table Saw:
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Oscillating Multitool
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Wood Filler:
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The abbreviated process is to trim away of the rotten wood and then, in layers, add wood to mimic the size and placement of wood that has been removed due to rot.
The process can be done most easily with the tools we listed above. The process can also be done with hand tools - just takes a bit more time.
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If you have a smaller repair, you can more quickly repair it by digging / cutting out the rotted section out and patch it with Wood Filler by
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If your repair is more extensive, then you can see all the supplies we used listen at length in the video description. Just FYI. these links are affiliate links. They are free to use AND Amazon will pay us a small commission if you use them - Many thanks if you do. It helps us keep making videos!
anything to not have to drop 100k on windows.. i love it. thank you
Glad it helped! I’m with you on that!
100K for windows? wow! where is that?
My home was built in 1989, the structure itself is in great condition but the appearance needs some loving. I just got quotes to replace my 16 windows for 30k… i think i will be pursuing window repairs myself. Its just the trim around the windows that have gone bad.
Hey Matt,
LOl! We call that the “ I don’t want to do it price “.
Quotes like that make me rethink!
Buying replacement windows vs pulling off trim and siding and installing new windows is quite different. Working on a second story is a pain too.
Now if it is just trim… that could really be low cost. But it’s good to check condition if framing behind the trim for water damage.
Sounds like a project!
Thx for watching!
Great job!!! I will try this myself. It could save me thousands! Thank you for the demo.
Hi，Matt， I also want to replace the wooden window frames. If you also do this, I hope you can show your job so that I can learn how to do it. Howard
Why not repair it properly instead of patching it wit foam and paint?
Because some people don’t just have extra money laying around especially with the cost of living these days. It helped me to save 1000 s not having to replace mine
the reason it was rotten is that the person painting it before you use the same materials as you. Wood needs to breath or it goes rotten. Linseed putty, Linseed oil and Linseed paint keeps your windows healthy! :)
TiteBond II? It's not weatherproof. You should be using TiteBond III, which is rated to be weatherproof. I would put this repair on a 2 to 3 year maintenance cycle because the wood used was not treated with a preservative to keep it from rotting.
I love how you phrased it as if he named a products totally out of the norm 😂💯🤦🏼♂️
It clearly states interior and exterior
I have several windows that look almost identical to the windows you worked on in this video. So your step by step tutorial is very helpful. Great work. And thanks for sharing the knowledge.
So what do you do if all the wood is rotted at the bottom of the glass? I suppose wood sections could be cut and applied to both sides?
Hey @emmajnmerosie
Yes. In the video you watched, the entire bottom was rotted. So I made a bottom piece that when inserted from the outside, went up about an 1/8 of an inch on the inside part of the window around the bottom of the glass. You may have to add multiple pieces - piece by piece, but it can work. Here is another window we did.
ruclips.net/video/1pU0SJ7weW0/видео.html
Thx for watching!
anybody else hate spray foam or just me??
Hi! I've watched this and the interior one, I've got windows like this that I'd like to be able to open and close. How do you do the repair so it incases the glass and allows the window to open?
What a hack. lol
Nice job! I’m going to be using this as a guide when I do mine. 😁
Hey Justin,
Go for it! Thx for watching!
Where do you get the boards
That’s still got rotted wood.
Unless you actually took out the window to do the repairs, it looks like you just glued your window in, making it impossible to service properly. I would have repaired the window pane as a separate project. Funny how it was out of focus at the end. It appears that you actually did remove the window at some point since there seems to be a gap there, which is the right way to do it.
What was the name of the hardener that you used to mix in with the wood puddy please
Looks like a great complete basics video, will continue to research before attempting the fix
What type of saw are you using at 1:36? What is that attachment / saw called?
That’s a occilating multi-tool. Many different brands do virtually the same thing.
Hope that helps!
It won't be long until it rots again. You didn't get to the root of the problem
Just replace the window. 😂
It seems the whole house is rotting away lol
Very helpful, especially that you showed the materials that you used. I never knew about door and window frame foam being different that regular expanding form, and I was not familiar with MinWax wood filler.
Glad it was helpful! Thx so much for watching!
Looks good.I have 6 windows to do.Last touched in 1953.I guess it is about time.
Take your time- maybe you’ll get another 70 years out of them!
great job, I think ... would it be smart to use pressure treated instead of plain wood ? ... dry pressure treated ?
I used cedar . Pressure treated can be tough to accept paint. Your call.
Are these hand crank windows? I have very old windows like this in my sunroom, but they hand crank out in the edging of them is rotted and I wasn’t sure how to fix it
Hey Miss…,
Yes. They are hand crank. Replacing the rot is your best choice unless you want to replace the whole window. All comes down to time, effort, and dollars.
Thx for watching!
What type of wood should I use to refabricate the sill / other parts I'm removing?
Hi!,
I used Cedar as it resists rot and bugs.
Hope that helps.
How long dod this take?
Thank you. It's so useful.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nothing better, and be able to fix your house by yourself and be proud of what you did. I do it myself since i am a handy guy.
Absolutely! Plus you know what was done and the quality of workmanship. Lots of reasons to DIY.
Thx for watching and commenting!
@Housebarons exactly, I agree with you 100%.
Im about to do some wood sill repair, thank you.
Glad to help - and thx for watching. Much success!
I knew the quality of the repair when you first started replacing the exterior wood with knotty pine. Doesnt matter what you did after that. Positive it will rot away again.
Just for clarity - we used cedar. Should hold up a little better than pine.
Nice but I would have primed all the new wood prior to installation.
Good call! Thx for watching!
@@Housebarons Probably the reason for most dry rot, or at least the early onset.
prime all the wood before installation for longevity
Thx for pointing that out
thanks so much - I have a 12'x12' window that needs this...yikes!
Hey Bonnie ,
Yikes indeed! That’s a big window!
Thx for watching!
Great job. I have the same exact problem but the rot is on the inside, not the outside. It is along the bottom edge.
Hey Carl..,
Thx! True - water is insidious when it comes to destroying wood. But it can be repaired!
Thx for watching!
I'm having a bugger of a time finding that part of the window sash (lower) where the window rests. What is that actually called at a store?
Hey Alex?
You are correct. But in our reality, it’s just a piece of wood. It helps to have a table saw to cut it right. The board is tilted down toward outside to shed water.
Thx for watching!
Does the paint protect the wood putty from rain? I thought the putty had to be caulked over w/ a paintable caulk to keep the water off the putty, then paint the caulk, yes/ no?
I replaced mine with a pvc sill . Replaced all the brick mold with pvc as well. It will never rot again.
What are the tools that you use?
I used a chop saw, table and multi-tool. But it can be done with simple hand tools. Just takes more time. Check this video out :
ruclips.net/video/F4GNchj_D0U/видео.htmlsi=OdeFIYKc7Bv-0CtD
Thx for watching!
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing 😊🙏
Hey Victor,
Thank you! And thx for watching!
look oklop moo/
Great job 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for the tutoria.
You're welcome!
How old is your house?
Hey stripe..,
This particular house is about 30 yrs old.
We have worked on another house that was only 20 yrs old when rot was apparent… that house had defective Pella aluminum clad exteriors.
@@Housebarons cool, Mine is 30 I seen roten wood but not as bad as you have in your video I think I am going to Bondo mine , mine just 3 inches roten wood but not deep.
Really appreciate that thx
You're welcome!
Beautiful
Thank you much!!
thanks for this!
Hey user..,
Thx for watching!
Our home was build in the 30s so were are going demolish an build new from scratch
Youre spraying axe body spray on a dogturd..mate..nice craftmanship and all, but those windows are "dead".
that is gonna last 2 years max.
Longer than that…
Sloppy Jerry-Rig Crap.
I'm in awe of people like you who can do this type of work, Dave. Great video, thanks. 🇦🇺🦘