Filling Holes In Window Frames

Filling gaps with decorators caulk.

Filling holes in window frames.

So each window has about a dozen drilled holes about 1 8 in diameter. Small holes in a wooden window frame are repaired easily with wood filler or putty. I hurriedly used a 3 mm drill bit. There are many places where you may need to fill gaps before you paint.

As wood rots it becomes punky which means it takes on a soft spongy texture. The holes are easily visible and i want to fill them now. Repairing small aluminum holes step 1 clean the area around the hole in the aluminum with a sponge soaked in warm water mixed with liquid detergent. If the gap is on the inside of the window anything up to about 10 mm can be filled will decorators caulk decorators caulk is fast drying and slightly flexible making it perfect for filling smaller gaps around windows frames where seasonal expansion is possible.

Wrap the opening with a moisture barrier and seal the seams against weather with flashing. Next frame the opening with 2 x4 boards. Rinse thoroughly with water to remove the detergent dirt and debris. The material is applied to the hole smoothed with a putty knife and allowed to dry before sanding.

I drilled a few holes to window frames in my rented house hoping to setup a steel mosquito mesh with screws rather than small nails to be removed easily in the future. They are just 6 holes not deeper than 1 centimeter. Inside fill the wall with insulation then cover the hole with a piece of material that matches the interior. Holes that are melted or drilled in the frame itself can be covered with latex painter s caulk or silicone caulk.

The frames of vinyl windows are made from a similar material to pvc pipe. Skin the outer opening with a piece of material cut to the exact size of the hole. On an interior paint job you could find them where walls meet ceilings on inside corners of walls where wood trim meets walls on inside corners where wood trim meets other wood trim i e. To gauge how bad the problem is go around the entire window frame applying pressure to the wood every 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm with your fingertip or a small tool like an awl or screwdriver.

Once upon a time someone installed cut pieces of plywood over the outside of the aluminum windows for hurricane protection and used self tapping screws. Probe the wood to determine the extent of the rot. On door window frames and baseboards etc.