Filling Holes In Window Frames

Whether you want to fix your aluminum siding or mend your aluminum boat you may want to know how to repair holes in aluminum.

Filling holes in window frames.

Holes that are melted or drilled in the frame itself can be covered with latex painter s caulk or silicone caulk. I drilled a few holes to window frames in my rented house hoping to setup a steel mosquito mesh with screws rather than small nails to be removed easily in the future. I hurriedly used a 3 mm drill bit. Repairing small aluminum holes step 1 clean the area around the hole in the aluminum with a sponge soaked in warm water mixed with liquid detergent.

The holes are easily visible and i want to fill them now. Inside fill the wall with insulation then cover the hole with a piece of material that matches the interior. On an interior paint job you could find them where walls meet ceilings on inside corners of walls where wood trim meets walls on inside corners where wood trim meets other wood trim i e. There are many places where you may need to fill gaps before you paint.

Filling gaps with decorators caulk. So each window has about a dozen drilled holes about 1 8 in diameter. Probe the wood to determine the extent of the rot. Rinse thoroughly with water to remove the detergent dirt and debris.

Later on they removed the plywood pieces and backed out the screws. To gauge how bad the problem is go around the entire window frame applying pressure to the wood every 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm with your fingertip or a small tool like an awl or screwdriver. Skin the outer opening with a piece of material cut to the exact size of the hole. They are just 6 holes not deeper than 1 centimeter.

Once upon a time someone installed cut pieces of plywood over the outside of the aluminum windows for hurricane protection and used self tapping screws. On door window frames and baseboards etc. The material is applied to the hole smoothed with a putty knife and allowed to dry before sanding. The frames of vinyl windows are made from a similar material to pvc pipe.

As wood rots it becomes punky which means it takes on a soft spongy texture. Some of the screws broke off. Small holes in a wooden window frame are repaired easily with wood filler or putty.