Rotten
The Queen is nearly sealed up for the winter. One of the last jobs left was replacing a couple rotten boards on the bay window. While most of the Queen's wood siding was protected (?) by a layer of mint green vinyl siding for the last 30-40 years, the bay window has been fully exposed to the elements since it was built in 1890. It looks pretty awful in the picture below, but I consider myself lucky. It could have been much, much worse than this.
The trickiest part was getting the original board out. Both ends were thoroughly rotten which made it hard to get leverage to pry it out. It was also top nailed in three places through the window sash. These nails were cut with a hacksaw blade. Even so, it was hard going. Once the board popped out, I saw why. They had nailed the board in from the inside of house as well. There were four nails driven into the back of board. Talk about over kill.
The trickiest part was getting the original board out. Both ends were thoroughly rotten which made it hard to get leverage to pry it out. It was also top nailed in three places through the window sash. These nails were cut with a hacksaw blade. Even so, it was hard going. Once the board popped out, I saw why. They had nailed the board in from the inside of house as well. There were four nails driven into the back of board. Talk about over kill.
posted by John | 3:46 AM
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That's going to be a beautiful bay window when it's finished.
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