Repair an Old Window Sill

A window wood sill can become damaged if it has been used over time. However, they can last for a long time if properly kept and maintained. You can protect a window wood sill by coating them with paint. However, if water is trapped in the wood sill, then it can cause it to start decaying. There are easy ways you can use to repair your window sill. To know them, read further in this article.

For rotten or decayed wood sill, if the decay is not much, then you can just make use of an epoxy repair. However, if the decayed part is more than 10% of the total wood sill, then you need to remove the old wood sill completely by cutting it off and replacing it.

The first thing to do is to remove the casing and remove the old wood sill. Once that is done, you will now apply the adhesive, then you can now attach the new wood sill. To do this, you will press the new wood sill to the adhesive and immediately attach it to the wood using a screw. After that, you should hide the screw using adhesive, and install the casing back.

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