Wood Sill Salvage
#1
Wood Sill Salvage
How would you recommend saving this sill? Sand down, apply wood filler, prime and paint?
#2
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#3
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I'm not fond of using filler, if you don't remove all the rot the filler will fail. I'd probably cut out the rot and inlay new wood .... or replace the sill entirely.
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#4
The rot runs deep... Just pushed a nail clean through the sill both ways.
Will hire a handyman to repair or replace. Many thanks.
Will hire a handyman to repair or replace. Many thanks.
#5
I take a multimaster (oscillating saw) with a 2 2/3" blade and make plunge cuts plumb (straight down) from the step in the sill, cutting off the rotten nose completely. Then cut a new one (on a table saw) to fit, out of Azek (pvc) and screw it on with 4" ceramic coated finish screws. Then fill the holes and sand the edges so they have a slight round over. Then caulk and paint.
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#6
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The rotten portion of the sill doesn't appear to have any slope inside to outside. If replacing as suggested in previous post, make sure there is a slope
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Then cut a new one (on a table saw) to fit, out of Azek (pvc) and screw it on with 4" ceramic coated finish screws. Then fill the holes and sand the edges so they have a slight round over. Then caulk and paint.