Gee - the requirement that Sun strike all wet wood surfaces to prevent rot
doesn't seem to hold water (so to speak!) on the NORTH side of a house!
(At least in the northern hemisphere - south side if you are south of the
equator!). My north facing windows and door never get any direct sun and
have no rot as far as I've ever seen...


"grodenhiATgmailDOTcom" wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a neighbor that is insisting the shade from one of my trees is
causing the wood to rot on his older windows (these appear to be
original from the 50's). He claims that side of his house never gets
direct sun because my tree (over 30 feet away) blocks it, so after it
rains the sills don't dry. In the two years I've been there he has
filled in the damage with putty and repainted each spring, an improper
patch in my mind. Can lack of direct sun really cause this much
damage? The area isn't in complete shade all day, it just doesn't get
hit directly.