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Luke wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:22:55 GMT, (Kurt Ullman)
wrote:

I have some wooden windows that are rotting. One contractor
wants to go through and replace them. Another wants to "scab" them.
According to him that means taking out the bad part, milling a
replacement and then "grafting" it on the good part. This has a
couple of pluses, not the least of which is MUCh less cost and we
also don't have to mess with restaining the insides since they were
left intact.
The home is about $400,000, so I have some concerns about
matching the current windows outside and also that it might look,
well "scabby". Any comments?

Hadn't heard the term "scabbing" before, but I've done this, and done
well it's invisible. If the window exterior is painted the repairs are
very easy to hide.

Very routine operation for restoration work. Depending on the magnitude
od the damage the wood stabilisers and epoxy repair materials can also
do great things.

"PC Woody" brand has been very satisfactory to work with and is less
expensive than most competing products I've seen...