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  1. 4th November 2022, 02:02 PM #1
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    Default Rebuilding Oregon Double Hung Sash Windows - What timber to use?

    I'm looking at rebuilding a couple of old rotting timber double hung sash windows, both the frames and the sashes. These are in a really old nothing special house.

    The existing windows are constructed from oregon (douglas fir) and I intend to paint them on completion but I'm not sure what timber i should use when rebuilding them?

    Western red seems overkill/expensive, and Oregon appears to be hard to source. I'm hoping to get 5-10 years out of whatever i use.

    Would really appreciate some guidance/recommendations.

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  3. 4th November 2022, 02:48 PM #2
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    Oregon, Meranti.
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  4. 4th November 2022, 04:59 PM #3
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    If you can get old growth Oregon from a recycle yard that would work. The newer plantation stuff has little rot resistance.

    All of my windows and trim is WRC, but that was when it was a third of the price.

    BTW, We have had good luck priming everything with Zinnser oil based primer which you can buy, oddly enough, at Bunnings. It does a good job blocking tannin bleed through which can be vexing on WRC and other timbers
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  5. 4th November 2022, 06:44 PM #4
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    Where abouts are you ? your profile says Australia . Australia is a pretty big place? Im asking because i have some chunks of oregon. Im in
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  6. 4th November 2022, 07:33 PM #5
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    Thanks for the input everyone. I'm Sydney based.

    I hadn't thought on second hand lumber yards to source oregon. Will see if there are a few about.
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    I'd be chasing some second hand WRC or Californian Redwood rather than oregon. Ive got plenty of Redwood if you want some.
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