Fixing up sash windows

[LadyM]

Hi, I'm fixing up some of our sash windows and need advice on two things.

1. One of the sills has gone a little rotten underneath where water has gotten in between the sill and stonework (pic below) how best to fill where I have removed the rotten wood, rest of sill is sound. Also is it best to use a silicone sealer for the gap between sill and stonework (along whole sill) or a wood filler(2 part).

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• LadyM
• 1 Sep 2013
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2. A lot of the windows have a gap between the frame and brick, there is a bead of concrete which I presume once met up to the frame but maybe movement or something over the years has now left a gap. The largest gap is about 5 to 8mm with the smallest about 1 - 2mm. What is the best way to seal the gap? Pics below.

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• 1 Sep 2013
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• 1 Sep 2013
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Many thanks
Sarah

 

[foxhole]

Rather than fill I would chop back the front about 20mm and insert a new timber screwed and glued to the old, any filler will soon fail.
The gaps can be filled with frame sealant.

 

[bobby spray]

I agree with fox on the cill. better to splice in a piece. However I would knock out that cement on the join between the brickwork and the frame and fill with sand mastic.
http://www.masonsmortarshop.com/traditional-burnt-sand-mastic-5-litre-tub.html