How Can I Prevent Wood Rot On The Trim Of My House?
Question:
How can I help prevent wood rot on my wood window sills and trim?
Answer:
There are three good ways to help prevent wood rot on your wood window sills and trim. The first thing is to keep the bushes and shrubs trimmed back away from the house at least eighteen inches. Second, the window sills and trim need to be kept caulked and painted (check on their condition annually). Finally, the third way to prevent wood rot is to remove the window screens on all of the windows that you don’t use for ventilation. The reason is that metal bottom section of the screen acts like a dam and water ponds on the window sills. As the paint on the window sills deteriorates water seeps through the sill and the wood begins to rot.
The interesting thing is that wood rot occurs more quickly on newer homes than on older homes. The wood on older homes is truly stronger.