I have metal window sills (newish house), but on some the builders seemed to forget to seal the gap between the sill and the brick. This obviously lets water in, and I guess will cause rust and untold other damage. What sort of sealant should I use to fill this gap ? It's about 4mm (sorry, I was born post decimalisation).
Ian
In article , Ian Cornish writes
Frame sealant (believe it or not ;-):
Well! I've never heard of that before. Steel doors, etc., yes - but...
Is it really necessary? No "drip" in the sill? If it's in ordinary masonry, it will be subject to enough damp to cause rust, anyway. I should *hope* it's galvanised. N.B. nothing lasts for ever.
Pre-decimalisation people should be able to deal with the conversion easily. Normally numerate people ditto. It's not very difficult, especially in these days when 98% or so of pupils get A at Maths. GCSE - or is it?
Usually just filled with mortar, but any exterior silicon will do.
In article , Dave Jones writes
If you use frame sealant then it has the advantage of being paintable, also tends to be a bit more resilient.
It is when you consider that the other 8% get B or lower ;-)
ETV
Pre-decimalisation people should be able to deal with the conversion easily. Normally numerate people ditto. It's not very difficult, especially in these days when 98% or so of pupils get A at Maths. GCSE - or is it?-
-It is when you consider that the other 8% get B or lower ;-)-
err... 98% + 8% = 106% ?
clearly you are part of the 2%...
;-
-- Davide
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LOL
Well, he is posting from DIYBanter :-\
Well, he is posting from DIYBanter :-\
'course I am. Nothing wrong with that, I assume?
You may also notice I'm a junior member, and as such not used to suc subtle humour (yes, I missed the smiley after the 8%)..
-- Davide
It screws up threading, quotes and attributions, and DIYBanter posters do seem to make multiple identical posts at times. It's a poor substitute for real newsgroup access - even Google Groups is better if used properly.
What's a junior member?
It screws up threading, quotes and attributions, and DIYBanter poster
do seem to make multiple identical posts at times. It's a poor substitute for real newsgroup access - even Google Groups is better if used properly.
Thanks for the advice. Will try to get some newsreader software to pos from now on.
What's a junior member?
I have no idea - I just noticed that my posts from DIYBanter carry thi label under my name; probably related to total number of postings
-- Davide
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