I wonder if anyone could help. We have a wooden window sill in the bathroom and we need to protect it as we can see that water is penetrating the wood. As you can see in the picture, the sill has rounded edges. What would be the best option in terms of impermeabilizing or protecting the wood?
You can hang a shower curtain in front of it to ensure it doesn't ever get wet. You could also remove all the wood and replace it with cement board, tape and finish it, coat it with Redgard and then tile it.
You can hang a shower curtain in front of it to ensure it doesn't ever get wet. You could also remove all the wood and replace it with cement board, tape and finish it, coat it with Redgard and then tile it.
So we all wood in our bathrooms subject to moisture. Removing and installing a marble/stone sill would be an option, or simply sanding it down, good primer, good paint will help!
Get a good exhaust fan to remove moisture will help greatly!
All good comments so far. Another option is to sand down the sill to bare wood, coat with a wood petrifier like PC Woody or Abatron, then paint. The petrifier will convert the wood to a hard, waterproof material.
I also recommend removing all of the existing caulk, and re-caulking with a paintable caulk designed for bathrooms. Initially cut the tip of the caulk tube to get a very small hole and get as much caulk into the joints as possible.
Marq and JRsick is what I would also suggest. Many older homes have wood windows in the bath/shower section. Not ideal but not necessary to rip out he sill. You will need to repaint periodically and maintain the integrity of the window.
Hi. Thank you all very much for your recommendations. I bought the wood petrifier and will prime and paint it. Unfortunately, we cannot remove the sill at the moment but will think about it for the longer term.
While installing shades on our office doors, the bit fell out my screwdriver, bounced off the door handle into the glass, and broke one of them. Ugh!
Here's a pic of the one that isn't broken. Do we think it would be cheaper to replace the glass (if that can even be done) or just replace the whole door? Considering I painted these, installed all the handles/hinges, and did a big notch out for a flush bolt, I'd rather go the glass route than start all over again.
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I have removed almost all of the DAP 33 glazing compound from a metal sash.
How do I remove the glazing compound residue from the (rough, irregular surface of the) metal sash so that silicone caulk has a clean surface to adhere to?
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