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Joshua Putnam wrote:
In article .com,
says...
I'm not sure how he fills in the rot, he states, "just last spring I
had to fill in the wood and repair it, now it's rotted out again, the
tree blocks too much sun and never allows the sills to dry". I've kept
an eye on that side of his house for a day, it is in no means shady all
day, it just doesn't get hit directly.

In the hundred-plus years my house has been standing in the damp climate
of Puget Sound, the sun has never once shone directly on the north side
of the house. Simply doesn't happen this far north. Yet the original
fir window sills, shaded for a century, hadn't rotted out when we
replaced them. It's a question of maintenance, not shade.

--
is Joshua Putnam
http://www.phred.org/~josh/
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The repsonses you have gotten are right on target........it's maint &
repair issue

Actually if repair is done correctly the shade will help the paint
last longer.

I did epoxy repair to r/w sills about 20 years ago. The south & east
sills need to be revisited, the north sills look as good as the day
they were done!

cheers
Bob