My window's wooden frame has a gigantic hole I just dig up after cleaning it from rotten wood that was a result of 2 decades of facing the exterior in snow, rain and anything in between
It's rally enormous, I can easily fit multiple of my fists' volumes in there, so I reckon it's at least 2 litres of void to fill up.
So here's my question, what's the best solution there? I need some kind of a filler, putty to mash in there as I am not able to replace wood planks themselves.
Would you happen to know the best product for that job?
pic rel but not my window
Sounds like it's fricked, m8. Replacing it is an option.
I know it's the sanest solution but I can't do it any time soon since I am short on budget...
Nah just fill it with expanding foam, sand it down, and paint it to match the wood. Maybe stuff old news paper in the to save money on foam
That looks structural
Your butthole should be puckered
Replace it and check everything else
It's fricked m8, big time.
Ramen noodles and glue
(This isn't actually a solution.)
Buying some wood and replacing it is an option.
Buying enough resin to fill it might work, but would cost more than Buying the wood.
if your units for measuring wood are liters, you are not intelligent enough to fix this yourself, sorry.
already did but on different windows and when the voids to fill up were measured in at best few cubic centimeters
Except hardwood lumber is bought and sold by volumetric measure in the form of the board foot , a unit which is 144 cubic inches in volume regardless of the H×W×L of the lumber in question- which is why it is usefull to tally random widths and lengths for pricing.
Once you know that, it's simple to determine that 1 board foot = a volume of 2.359737 litres.
>what's the best solution there?
Wood.
>I am not able to replace wood
Bondo.
But also learn to carpentry, there are no structural members on your house that can't be replaced with a bottle jack and some cribbing.
>there are no structural members on your house
my house is not made out of wood though
more pics op. if you really want help.
it's pretty much night already where I live which happens to be outside of US
>my house is not made out of wood
Then no problem has occurred. Your complaint is solved. You're welcome.
Also,
>there are no structural members on your house that can't be replaced with a bottle jack and some cribbing.
Two-part epoxy pour. Just be sure to clean out all the loose rot first.
> $90 of epoxy
what the frick are you talking about? a hole in your window frame that you can fit multiple fists inside? you need to post a photo
Pretty sure its bait, and the hole hes referring to is the window itself
here it is
Fill it with expanding foam
it likes to gather moisture like a sponge doesn't it?
i have no idea but it will fill up thr hole
it shouldn't
Get that expanding foam in a can
They make epoxy specifically for wood. It's like a putty. Used some to fill in woodpecker holes and once it's painted you can't really notice.
hammer maybe 10 thin nails into the inside of the wood for support. then fill it with drywall. 5$ at most.
plaster will melt away after first rainfall
new expanding foam
what do you think?
you need to seal it really well.
foam is not UV resistant
some sort of filler and a few coats of paint.
it's going to get covered with acrylic putty and paint, don't worry
though it's 37 degrees out there and I am already melting indoors so I would reckon I will do it tomorrow
I have customers with a dime sized of dry rot in a couple window corners and interior paint cracking on others. They're replacing every last one.
so how do you grade my work there?
Scrape out the rotted part, patch with pic related, and paint.
Thank me later.