Each owner of a country house sooner or later, it may be necessary to repair old windows made of natural wood. You can, of course, simply replace these interior elements with modern windows made of metal -plastic, and thereby save your precious time and building materials, but on the other hand, you can try to repair the windows on your own. The second option is suitable for saving money from the family budget, so it will be more rational. To begin the restoration of windows, first of all, it is necessary to remove all furniture and personal items from the premises that may suffer when performing a particular construction operation. Windows must be removed from the window block with a wooden board and an ax. Place the frames on the floor – spin the fitting bolts, remove the handles, dismantle glasses with a glazing.
Stapik is well removed with shoe or penny knives. Without removing the old paint from the wooden surfaces of frames and peaks, you can not do. To do this, it is best to use an industrial hairdryer, with which the paint heats up to the melting point. You can clean the paint with a special scraper, cycle or spatula. Grind the windows and fill all the damage to the wood with a chisel and wooden inserts. Next, it is necessary to pull the frames with bolts and hang on the loops. Complete the frames to the lutka so that the repaired windows open well and close. In this operation, it is best to use the rubble. Remove the frames and put all the problem surfaces. Pick up the putty after drying out the sandpaper. It is recommended to paint wooden windows in two or three layers.