how to cut away rotted beading?

[novice-woman]

I am planning to sand down and repaint this wooden window frame.

As you can see, this is an overdue job, and the lower part of the beading shown in the photos is rotten. So I need to replace it.

I think I can either replace the entire length of beading, or I could cut away the bottom 8" and splice in a replacement bit of beading. I'm inclined to do the latter, but I am unsure how to cut away the rotten bit: i.e. I don't know what tool I should use. I initially thought perhaps I should use a jigsaw (I have one but have never used it before) but all the videos I've found feature jigsaws being used flush with the baseplate, which is absolutely not the geometry here.

Would really appreciate some advice please - I'm sure the answer is obvious as otherwise I would have found a demo video!

[dewaltdisney]

It is quadrant beading probably stuck on with silicone and panel pins. With a bit of care, you could splice a section in to fix it. For stripping, and you can do the sill at the same time, a hot air gun might not be too effective as there does not seem to be multilayers of paint. Paint strippers are a bit pants these days and rather expensive Peelaway is the best. This video might be helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlVqf2N0mZ4

DWD

[Rorschach]

I'd just replace the whole piece to be honest, it's not like it is anything complicated.

[Grendel]

Agreed replacing the whole length will be easier , quicker and frankly a better job than a splice.

[dewaltdisney]

If you replace the beading then do a proper future proofing and replace all the beading with UPVC plastic corner bead around the window. use exterior silicone to stick it on. On painting the window which looks generally in good order just lightly flatten off, rub off any loose bits, and prime any bare areas.The sills need most attention as they take the brunt of the water run off.

DWD

[novice-woman]

Thanks everyone for the replies!

I got help from an IRL friend who agreed with the "replace the entire length" consensus here, so that's what we did. There were further complications due to the dreaded expanding builders foam behind the beading. So we couldn't replace like for like and needed to get a wider piece of beading so we could pin to the existing wood.

[novice-woman]

If you replace the beading then do a proper future proofing and replace all the beading with UPVC plastic corner bead around the window. use exterior silicone to stick it on. On painting the window which looks generally in good order just lightly flatten off, rub off any loose bits, and prime any bare <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">areas.The</span> sills need most attention as they take the brunt of the water run off.

DWD

I don't think I can legitimately use UPVC as in a conservation area.

[dewaltdisney]

Well, I guess that is down to you really. Quite frankly who would know if you paint over the beading when you do the window? The beading would look the same and I doubt if the beading there was original, a bit like the double glazed panes you have. One thing is sure that most councils have cut back on staff and outsourced so much I doubt anyone would ever call to check, especially if you quietly get on with it and keep it to yourself.

DWD

[Grendel]

Funny enough I had a similar conversation with a customer of mine recently. I'd been working on a cottage of theirs , grade 2 listed and part of the job was repairing windows. When it came to painting them they decided to change from black to a mid grey. Looked nice although the woman who rented the cottage commented that she thought the council would have something to say about it. I mentioned that to my employer and he didn't seem worried about it and went on to explain about another property in a conservation area where some time ago they had overclad the facias with plastic and no one has complained or said anything...