Hi Guys
I have some wooden framed double glazed windows (about 9 years old in a build of the same age).
The sealed units are held in place with the sticky foam backed tape both sides and then held in place with wooden beading.
Despite being regularly painted, there is some water ingress - I think from between the beading and the wooden window iteslf, rather than from between the beading and the glass unit.
Anyway, the beading is rotten in a couple of the windows at the bottom corners and I will have to replace rather than trying to persevere with stripping, sanding and trying to reseal them.
If I am making new strips of beading, what type of wood should I use? I have access to some Jelutong or Pine, but don't know if either is suitable. Maybe buying some treated wood from B&Q and then forming into the correct profile in lengths to be cut as required?
Any thoughts?
Also, in order to prevent future problems with both the new beading and the existing beading that is sound and not in need of repair, I was thinking of sealing between the glass and the beading with silicon - is this a good or bad idea?
I have some wooden framed double glazed windows (about 9 years old in a build of the same age).
The sealed units are held in place with the sticky foam backed tape both sides and then held in place with wooden beading.
Despite being regularly painted, there is some water ingress - I think from between the beading and the wooden window iteslf, rather than from between the beading and the glass unit.
Anyway, the beading is rotten in a couple of the windows at the bottom corners and I will have to replace rather than trying to persevere with stripping, sanding and trying to reseal them.
If I am making new strips of beading, what type of wood should I use? I have access to some Jelutong or Pine, but don't know if either is suitable. Maybe buying some treated wood from B&Q and then forming into the correct profile in lengths to be cut as required?
Any thoughts?
Also, in order to prevent future problems with both the new beading and the existing beading that is sound and not in need of repair, I was thinking of sealing between the glass and the beading with silicon - is this a good or bad idea?