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Hi all,
I moved in with my mum a while ago and have been renting out my flat. The management agent of the flat has requested that I prepare the 2 small wooden windows (the other windows are PVC) for 2 coats of top coat this spring/summer and has noted there may be some wet rot, although they weren't 100% sure. My mum lives about 100 miles a way from my flat, so I'm aiming, if possible, to do the work in a day. Assuming there is rot, I assume I need to:
- gouge out rotten wood.
- apply hardener followed by a wood filler
- apply 2 coats of primer/undercoat
- possibly apply a top coat to protect the wood until the professionals do their work?
My questions are:
- Do the steps I give above sound right?
- Am I being realistic by trying to do it in a day? I'm aim to start about 9am.
- Would quick-drying paints be suitable for the job and give me a durable finish? And can you recommend specific products? The 2 windows face SE and NW if that has any bearing.
- My flat is in the south (Hertfordshire). Do you think I could do this in early March, or should I wait a few weeks?
If I don't do the work, the management agent plans to charge me £200 a window, which as I am sure you'd understand, I'd rather avoid.
Many thanks for your help!
kind regards.
I moved in with my mum a while ago and have been renting out my flat. The management agent of the flat has requested that I prepare the 2 small wooden windows (the other windows are PVC) for 2 coats of top coat this spring/summer and has noted there may be some wet rot, although they weren't 100% sure. My mum lives about 100 miles a way from my flat, so I'm aiming, if possible, to do the work in a day. Assuming there is rot, I assume I need to:
- gouge out rotten wood.
- apply hardener followed by a wood filler
- apply 2 coats of primer/undercoat
- possibly apply a top coat to protect the wood until the professionals do their work?
My questions are:
- Do the steps I give above sound right?
- Am I being realistic by trying to do it in a day? I'm aim to start about 9am.
- Would quick-drying paints be suitable for the job and give me a durable finish? And can you recommend specific products? The 2 windows face SE and NW if that has any bearing.
- My flat is in the south (Hertfordshire). Do you think I could do this in early March, or should I wait a few weeks?
If I don't do the work, the management agent plans to charge me £200 a window, which as I am sure you'd understand, I'd rather avoid.
Many thanks for your help!
kind regards.