charlesmh2000
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Nice article. Thanks for the effort.
Good Luck! Have a poke around with a bradawl and start with one that seems solid is my advice. Bays can be good as you can board a side up and not plunge the house into darkness. I'm lucky here that most rooms have 2 windows.It does make sense, thanks! Think I may start with one of the bay windows on the first floor. Will allow light from the other windows and generally more secure. Hopefully will share my progress over the coming months...
Thank you Charles. Looks like you do this for a living - any tips to add? Every day is a school day...........Nice article. Thanks for the effort.
No problem!
If I'm fitting a new cill, I try and make it a close fit to the stone cill beneath, but when I fit it I bed the front of it on some clear, paintable sealant, making sure it's well underneath the front edge. Once it's installed I run a bead of sealant across the front as well. If you don't use a paintable sealant then it'll be a right pain in the future when you redecorate.
Up to now I've used this stuff:-
https://www.screwfix.com/p/soudal-fix-all-sealant-adhesive-crystal-290ml/51412
I hear good things about the longevity of CT1 sealant, I've used the silver one to seal leadwork to brick on my chimney repairs. They do a clear one now which I'll try on my next window, it's still paintable, it is more expensive though and you do need their Multisolve spray to smooth it off. It is supposed to be the best stuff available, only time will tell if it's better than the Soudal stuff though!
I have been singing the praises of hybrid adhesives for years now and, just as I predicted from zero end user availability 2 years ago they are now dominating, I have been using for 14 years and wondered what took so long.
If you use sealants online then their products are similar if not better than CT1 at half the price, CT1 is super heavily marketed, hence the high cost.