Tony Hwang wrote:
Peter H wrote:
I hope that someone from the excellent group can help me with this
one.

We've bought a 22 year-old house in the greater Toronto area. The
window frames on the western side of the house are beginning to rot
out. We had a home inspection done and the inspector suggested that
the windows should be replaced next year or the year after at the very
latest.

I'm wondering if there isn't some way to save the windows, or at least
delay the work. The windows are thermapane (sp?) and the seals are all
still good.

Could we not have the frames injected with a resin or something and
then seal them. It seems such a waste to trash the whole set of
windows because of this problem... not to mention the expense.

Thanks for all replies.

Peter H
Hmmm,
Looked into a cladding possibility?

Cladding is a cosmetic fix only, and often causes rot by trapping water
and condensation behind it. (Field-applied cladding, not the factory
stuff where no wood is exposed to water.) Not a fan. Besides, if the rot
is advanced enough, the window will still fail.

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