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Thanks for the link to a site that lets me say just - I live here: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=53066
At some point in the 1970s, the window frames were stripped. They look in good nick, if a bit dried out, so I guess they must be hardwood. I asked the previous owners if they'd oiled or waxed them (they don't look varnished) and they hadn't done anything, in ten years or so. Do I leave them alone, ir is there anything that would nourish the wood? Tung oil, which this site says is the best oil for wood?
At the back is a medieval mullion window: the mullions are, I think, oak, and fairly worn away - old woodworm, perhaps, or just 500 years of weather. My instinct is to leave them alone, but, again, is there anything that would help the wood? Laborious hand-done treatments are fine...
Thanks for any advice! (Does the book 'Old House Care and Repair' by Janet Collings have this kind of info? Anyone know a good book?)
Beck
At some point in the 1970s, the window frames were stripped. They look in good nick, if a bit dried out, so I guess they must be hardwood. I asked the previous owners if they'd oiled or waxed them (they don't look varnished) and they hadn't done anything, in ten years or so. Do I leave them alone, ir is there anything that would nourish the wood? Tung oil, which this site says is the best oil for wood?
At the back is a medieval mullion window: the mullions are, I think, oak, and fairly worn away - old woodworm, perhaps, or just 500 years of weather. My instinct is to leave them alone, but, again, is there anything that would help the wood? Laborious hand-done treatments are fine...
Thanks for any advice! (Does the book 'Old House Care and Repair' by Janet Collings have this kind of info? Anyone know a good book?)
Beck