We will be replacing 22 windows in our house this week (Harvey slimline replacement windows). All of the sills are in good shape expect two. Fortunately, they are not too far gone as only the outside inch is damaged. I want to cut off the bad and glue/screw a new piece on. I made up some repair pieces similar to what Mike Smith made in the attached. What is the best way to cut out the old inch or so of rotted wood? BTW, these are fairly standard DH windows.
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We use a multimaster. And, if it fits your style, Lowe's has replacement pvc sill nosing.
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I used to buy that nosing at HD, then they dropped it, special order only! Whassup wit dad? Now Lowes sells it, but they only recently started handling it. I see Lowes is getting rid of Kline tools, they will be exclusive to HD. I just wish they would take the best of both companies and hopefully have enough to make one good company. Lowes Depot.
I use a reciprocating saw but it takes some practice to get a fairly straight line. If the cut is flush with the sheething and the sheething is expose, I would use 10" or 12" long blade and let it rest (bend) along the face of the sheething.
A lot depends on the situation, how much of it you want to cut, how much stuff is in the way, etc. I've even used a hand saw to make the cut if necessary.
MM works well but takes a long time.
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I was thinking of setting up my plunge router, anyone try this?
I'd maybe kerf it with a saw , hand, circ, or sawzall and break out the chunks with a chisel, then power plane it smooth. Can' see what yer working with as far as trim on the sides, so its a hard one to call.
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It has brickmold on sides and top, sill on bottom, clapboards outside of that... Just looking for a neat strait line. Either a router with sled or power plane is looking like a good option as I do not have a MM (yet).
when we were doing a whole house with many rotten sills, we made a sled for the router and used the router on them
we mad many small passes, probably no more than a 1/8 " rout each timeMike Hussein Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I've done quite a few rotted sill repairs similar to what you describe. Never in any quantity but usually one or two at a time so I never bothered making a jig or fixture to facilitate things. Pretty straight forward procedure for me. I'd usually scrib a line just slightly beyond the rot then use a chisel to chop along the line being as straight as possible. Then follow with a block plane to straighten out the joint and glue and screw new material on