Failing putty (new shed window) (Ed.)

[crank39]

Actually whats hilarious is you still sanding and painting wood on a potting shed 2 years later

 

[DIY67]

Well, after painting over the wood filler the bubbling is getting worse. Also rot has started on another area which I have treated with ronseal wet rot. So rather than filling, perhaps just paint straight over with the green weather"shield" and nail a wooden batten over it to again be painted over ? It's becoming a nightmare!

 

[James Carmichael]

I see you or someone you know drinks Nescafe Alta Rica?

Is it any good? I've often been minded to try it but it is far too much of a premium priced product for me just to purchase on a whim, without recommendation.

 

[ronniecabers]

Oh jeez we are back here, thought this had been resolved one way or the other

Regarding the Alta Rica, my wife quite likes it , definelty prefers it to Std Nescafe or Nescafe Gold, personally can't say as I'm a Yorkshire Tea man myself

Regarding the potting shed, without rereading all 7 pages and I'm not going to .....have you tried cutting out ALL the rotten wood and replacing? A potting shed will have huge amounts of water vapour in it due to whatvyoubare using it for.
And do I dare ask how much you have spent trying to repair it so far? Maybe it is time for a new shed...how old is the current one

 

[James Carmichael]

Many thanks. I must admit I don't like standard Nescafe or Gold Blend - I find them both too harsh for me. What's worse is I can't really discern that much of a difference between the two, which I guess explains my hesitancy about stepping up again and trying Alta Rica.

Here's where I am going to get controversial: I don't really like Yorkshire Tea. I know it's insanely popular but I find it too soapy. I much prefer Clipper or Miles (but, then, I am based in the south west!)

On to the shed thing: I mean, after what seems like a million years of going round and round and round and round and round a small length of rotting softwood with an OP who ignores everything that is said to them, who cares?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Not a fan of Yorkshire Tea here either, my tea of choice is Twinings English Breakfast but it's so rarely on offer nowadays I can't justify it, especially as my eldest drinks about 5 cups a day. So Sanisburys Taste The Difference English Breakfast for us. As for coffee I'm happy to drink the cheapest instant crap from Sainsburys or Lidl as it's my staple WFH drink through the day, unless I'm out and about and paying, in which case I expect a good brew.

If ever I'm visiting a site or offered a drink in someones house I'll opt for a coffee, I can drink a really crap coffee but I can't drink a really crap tea.

 

[DIY67]

The shed was erected in 2019. Yes, there is clutter as work in progress and it's not used for potting. 3 bikes and general tools and dry logs in Winter.

 

[opps]

I had to work in Northolt yesterday. The highlight was the opportunity to purchase the proper Kronenbourg from the local convenience store- the 5% stuff, not the 4.6% now brewed over here.

Coffee- can't stand the stuff, not even the smell. Even entering the likes of Starbucks distresses me.

Yorkshire tea for me. Twinnings English tea is good, as is the M&S tea. Yorkshire primarily because they seem to have more tea in the bags. At the risk of finding people with pitchforks outside my home in the morning, milk in the mug, then the sugar, then the teabag and finally the water.

Lemonade- fell in love with it when I discovered San Pellegrino. More sugar than Coca-Cola. Along came the sugar tax- they reduced the sugar and added stevia. I no longer drink anything other than lager, tea, coke (full fat) and water (seldom though- makes my nicotine gum lose its flavour).

 

[DIY67]

Ok, removing the battern that is supposed to protect the window from slipping has revealed rot to an extent that just shouldn't happen. I'll Ronseal wet wood rot, paint over it with weathwrshield and replace battern a bit lower that the factory level.

 

[opps]

Ok, removing the battern that is supposed to protect the window from slipping has revealed rot to an extent that just shouldn't happen. I'll Ronseal wet wood rot, paint over it with weathwrshield and replace battern a bit lower that the factory level.

Jesus wept, you have numerous tradesmen offer you advice for over a year. You ignore their advice... and on the probability of balance you will be back here again in the winter, complaining about the rot.

You either need to replace the timber or splice in new timber.

Sorry, I don't like being combative on this site but... quite frankly you are wasting our time.

Accept advice or assume that everyone trying to help you is lying. The choice is yours, but I really can't be azzed to engage in this circular converstaion any further.

That said, I genuinely hope that you accept appropriate advice. Best of luck.

edit--- my post was indeed combative, for which I do apologise. I stand by the point I was trying to make though.

If you want advice with regards to timber splicing or replacing timber, just ask.

If you disagree with the advice offered here, that is fine. Each of us might offer slightly differing solutions but if, absent of a valid reason, you ignore all of the advice, you may well find that none of us professionals want to give up our free time to help you. I am sitting in the pub typing this after a long day.

I am a decorator by trade- I often have to splice in timber with epoxy resins. At the time of re-posting this, @crank39 (was the last person to reply). He is a glazer whom I often defer to when I need advice about windows and doors.

This site is free to use but it would (probably) not exist if us tradesmen were unwilling to offer free advice. When people seem to ignore advice from professionals it makes us (read: me) less inclined to help.

I genuinely hope that you take the above on board.

Best of luck

 

[foxhole]

Needs a can of petrol and a match .

 

[crank39]

I'd have bought a new potting shed by now