Installed wood window sill wrong

[Notadecor8ter]

Easy to do for someone like me wanting to forget DIY and enjoy the BH.

Put sill in with foam, but even though i thought I'd held it long enough clearly it hadn't set as it's not completely level and slants forward a bit.

Do I cut this out ( if yes how) and start again or as its under a blind just drink beer and forget about it?

 

[Notch7]

Easy to do for someone like me wanting to forget DIY and enjoy the BH.

Put sill in with foam, but even though i thought I'd held it long enough clearly it hadn't set as it's not completely level and slants forward a bit.

Do I cut this out ( if yes how) and start again or as its under a blind just drink beer and forget about it?

Im guessing you mean a windowboard?

Its hard to comment without more detail, however since its only a visual thing, your decision depends how much it bothers you

Do you mean adhesive foam rather than expanding foam? Usually windowboards are stuck down with blobs of gripfill (assuming its after plastering).

 

[Notadecor8ter]

I had uneven surface after taking tiles off. Used soudal expanding foam left over from some other jobs.

 

[noseall]

The best way (by far) to fix window boards is to line the sill reveal with a dabbed plasterboard first. You can tap it perfectly level with a hint of fall from the window to the room. All you need do then is use a strong grip adhesive (Stixall, Sticks like S**T, Gorilla Grip, CT1 etc) to fix the window board with zero faff.

Soooo easy.

 

[Notadecor8ter]

Well my damage is done now, I think I'm going to cut it out.

 

[noseall]

I'm going to cut it out.

Use the method I suggested. It is the connective materials that work so well.

 

[Notadecor8ter]

The offending article....

I've got no PB adhesive, so would using this to attach new PB and then the window board be suited rather than expanding soul?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/soudal-adhesive-foam-hand-held-750ml/9633h

 

[oldbutnotdead]

Go back and get a couple of tubes of Gripfill or similar, that'll form a solid bed for the plasterboard (and a thin layer will do for the board as well)

 

[noseall]

Your sill material looks to high to me as if you need to be removing 25mm or so of masonry....?

When a window is fitted in a newly built opening, the inner and outer masonry is at the same height, i.e. the bottom of the window plus fitting gap.

 

[^woody^]

The beer option works for me every time.

 

[Notadecor8ter]

Your sill material looks to high to me as if you need to be removing 25mm or so of masonry....?

When a window is fitted in a newly built opening, the inner and outer masonry is at the same height, i.e. the bottom of the window plus fitting gap.

It isn't the original windows from build. When I put this board in it came to just about where I've marked the image in blue.

I've ordered a better board from skirting board direct so got a few days yet before new one arrives.

I don't really want to take off the D&D on the sill, its quite a gap between that and the breeze I think.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Usually windowboards are stuck down with blobs of gripfill (assuming its after plastering).

I try to fix mine down with screws and level up with packers....

 

[phatboy]

I've ordered a better board from skirting board direct so got a few days yet before new one arrives.

May God have mercy on your soul - https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/the-company-that-keeps-on-giving.520898/

 

[Nige F]

May God have mercy on your soul -

Did you put a black hanky on your head while typing that ?

 

[phatboy]

Did you put a black hanky on your head while typing that ?

I put 2 hands over my eyes!!