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RE: cedar for window trim? - ez-duzit - 09-19-2020
Cedar is quite soft. Cypress would be a better choice.
RE: cedar for window trim? - zaret - 09-21-2020
the majority of the trim in my own house is clear cedar, with a polymerizing oil finish. it's beautiful and plenty durable for... trim. if something gets scuffed, 5 minutes with a pad and another coat of oil and it's back to new.
RE: cedar for window trim? - Woodenfish - 09-21-2020
If you have water intrusion even if it’s condensation you’re going to have mold issues. Changing the rotted trim out now is too early.
RE: cedar for window trim? - jteneyck - 09-21-2020
Agreed. You need to find and resolve the reason for the condensation. Often whoever installed the windows failed to put insulation between the rough opening and window. Windows installed before Great Foam, et al was developed are more likely to be a problem.
John
RE: cedar for window trim? - overland - 09-22-2020
Lots of good thoughts here. The condensation forms on the windows, which are double paned, and runs down on the trim. I'm not sure how to solve that problem except to keep refinishing the trim. In a few places there's rot and a board will have to be replaced.
RE: cedar for window trim? - jteneyck - 09-22-2020
(09-22-2020, 12:33 PM)overland Wrote: Lots of good thoughts here. The condensation forms on the windows, which are double paned, and runs down on the trim. I'm not sure how to solve that problem except to keep refinishing the trim. In a few places there's rot and a board will have to be replaced.
Do you have screens on the windows on the inside? Or curtains hanging in front of the windows? Either can cause condensation. But the underlying problem is likely the RH is too high in your house.
John
RE: cedar for window trim? - Admiral - 09-22-2020
(09-22-2020, 01:29 PM)jteneyck Wrote: Do you have screens on the windows on the inside? Or curtains hanging in front of the windows? Either can cause condensation. But the underlying problem is likely the RH is too high in your house.
John
I've found that to be true; my bride cranks up the humidifier units too high and I complain, but I pick my battles with my bride.......
RE: cedar for window trim? - Phil Thien - 09-22-2020
I spent my summer youth in a cottage that was all ceder, inside and out. The floors, walls, trim, etc., all cedar.
Man I miss that smell.