Rotted Sill, Caught in Time
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Rotten Wood Repair in Decatur, GA
A soft sill on a century-old bungalow is not a death sentence for the window. We cut the decay out to sound wood, mill an exact copy of the original piece, and splice it in — from $375. The antique profile survives. No filler. No shortcuts.
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Old Wood Is Worth Saving
A Hundred Years Under the Oaks
Decatur's Bungalows Were Built to Last a Century. The Century Is Up
The streetcar-suburb blocks of Oakhurst, Winnona Park and the MAK district went up between the 1910s and the 1940s in old-growth heart pine — wood so dense and resin-rich that nothing sold in a lumberyard today can touch it. It has carried those sills and sashes for a hundred years. But Decatur's glory is also its slow enemy: the same old-growth oak canopy that shades the whole city keeps rain-soaked frames from ever fully drying. A sill under deep shade might stay damp for days after a summer storm, and wherever the paint film cracked a decade ago, water has been working the grain ever since. The result shows up as flaking paint at the sill nose, a sash corner that crumbles under a fingertip, a drip cap gone spongy — decay that is real, but almost never fatal.
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Paint lifting or checking along the sill's outer edge
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Corners and sash rails that give under a screwdriver tip
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Deep-shade elevations rot years ahead of sunny ones
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Clogged gutters and splash-back — the quiet accelerants
The Craft
We Don't Patch Antiques — We Remove the Decay and Rebuild the Piece
There are two ways to lose a historic window. One is the replacement contractor who condemns it outright. The other is quieter: a smear of filler over soft wood and fresh paint on top, which hides the decay while it keeps spreading — the patch pops within a couple of seasons and the rot has eaten deeper on your dime. Our method is surgical instead. We probe until we find honest, sound wood; everything soft comes out with clean, square cuts. Then the bench takes over: a replacement piece is milled from laminated lumber to reproduce the original profile — the sill's slope and nose, the ogee on the stool, the drip kerf underneath — and spliced into the old fabric so tightly that primer and paint erase the seam. On an Oakhurst bungalow that means the window your house was born with keeps its face. In Decatur's historic districts it also means in-kind repair — same look, same lines — which is precisely what preservation-minded review wants to see.
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Window sills and sashes rebuilt in real wood — from $375
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Door frames, thresholds and brickmould — from $475
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Original profiles reproduced: slopes, ogees, drip kerfs
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The water source gets named and fixed, not just the wood
The Repair Disappears
Probe · Mill · Splice
The Process
How Rotten Wood Repair Works in Decatur
Probe honestly, price in writing, mill the copy, splice it in — preservation carpentry on a schedule.
01/Map the Decay
We probe every suspect sill, sash and casing to the true boundary of sound wood — under paint, into joinery, along the horns — so the quote covers reality, not hope.
02/Price Every Piece in Writing
Window wood from $375, door wood from $475, each element its own line on the written sheet — agreed before a single cut is made.
03/Mill the Exact Copy & Splice
The replacement is fabricated from laminated lumber to the original profile and joined into the sound fabric with tight, square seams.
04/Seal, Paint & Warranty
Primed on every face, painted, caulked watertight, and the drainage details corrected — covered by a written 5-year workmanship warranty.
Transparent Pricing
How Much Does Rotten Wood Repair Cost in Decatur?
Rot repair in Decatur is priced by the piece from a printed catalog — the number goes on paper before the saw comes out:
- Window sill or sash — decay removed, real wood spliced in, from $375
- Door frame wood — from $475 · door sash — from $575
- Casings, brickmould and porch profiles — quoted per assessment
- For scale — a comparable new wood window runs ~$2,000 installed, and an antique profile can't be bought at any price
Quoted On-Site, In Writing
Why WowFix
Why Decatur Homeowners Choose WowFix
Backed by a Warranty
Every repair comes with a written workmanship warranty. If it's not right, we come back and make it right.
Repair, Not Replace
We fix the part that failed — glass, seal, sash or hardware — so you keep your windows and skip full-replacement cost.
Our Own Technicians
Your repair is done by our own technicians, never subcontracted — visits run on scheduled routes with a firm appointment date.
Upfront, Honest Pricing
A clear quote before any work starts. No hidden fees, no upsells, no pressure to replace what we can repair.
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Local Coverage
Serving Decatur & Metro Atlanta
We rebuild decayed wood across Decatur — the heart-pine sills of Oakhurst and Winnona Park, the Wilburn-era bungalows of the MAK district, the midcentury ranches toward Great Lakes — and throughout the metro on scheduled routes.
In Decatur
- Oakhurst
- Winnona Park
- MAK Historic District
- Great Lakes
- Lenox Place
- Decatur Heights
- Glennwood Estates
- Chelsea Heights
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What Our Customers Say
Carole W.
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Eugene fabricated both screens and new half double-pane windows for my home. He was professional, dedicated, and experienced. He went above and beyond to ensure the job was done right and in a timely manner. I would highly recommend WowFix for work that meets all expectations!
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Laura P.
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This is a great company. We appreciate the hard work and honesty of Eugene, who made sure our windows were fixed to our satisfaction. He completed the work on time as promised.
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Bill D.
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I had a fantastic experience with WowFix. They repaired my existing windows by cutting out rotted sashes, fashioning new ones on-site, and splicing them in. They look and work absolutely good as new!
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Bryce K.
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WowFix is a great company for repairs on doors and windows. I had two rotten double-door frames that they rebuilt. They communicate well and the pricing was fair.
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No stock footage, no actors — this is one of our actual jobs. Watch a rotted, fogged-out window brought back to flawless, like-new condition.
Rotten Wood Repair in Decatur — FAQ
Almost certainly not. A soft sill is one decayed component in a window whose remaining fabric — old-growth heart pine — is usually still stronger than new lumber. We cut the decayed section out to sound wood, mill a copy of the original sill with its exact slope, nose and drip kerf, and splice it in. The window your house was built with stays; the from-$375 repair replaces only what actually died.
Before We Arrive
How to Prepare for Your WowFix Window Repair Visit
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Photograph each problem window in daylight
Snap a clear photo of every foggy, cracked or stuck window in natural light. Morning light shows fog between the panes best and lets us quote faster — often before we arrive.
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Note what each window is doing wrong
Jot down the symptom per window — fog between the glass, won't open or stay up, draft, cracked pane, or rotted frame. It tells us whether it's a glass-only swap (from $198) or hardware/wood work.
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Clear about three feet in front of each window
Move furniture, blinds and décor back roughly three feet so our crew can measure and work safely. It keeps the visit quick and your things out of the way.
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Find any window brand or paperwork
If you have the original window brand, a sticker in the frame, or install paperwork, set it aside. It's not required, but it helps us match glass and parts on the first trip.
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Make sure we can reach the windows outside
Unlock gates, secure pets, and clear the exterior path to the windows. Most glass-unit work is done from both sides, so outside access keeps everything one visit.
Proof
Real WowFix Repairs, Up Close
The Rot Comes Out, Not the Window
We fabricate an exact-profile piece from laminated lumber and splice it in.
Shattered Pane, Made Safe & Reglazed
New glass built to the window's exact size — frame and trim untouched.
Broken Glass on a Brick Ranch
The pane is the part that failed — so the pane is the part we replace.
Fog That Won't Wipe Off
A failed seal, not a failed window: the sealed unit is swapped, the frame stays.
Patio Door Saved from the Landfill
Rotted bottom rebuilt on-site — a fraction of the ~$10,000 a new door runs.
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Eugene Ko
Lead Window & Door Repair Specialist
This content is written by Eugene Ko, a master craftsman with 17+ years of hands-on experience in residential and commercial window repair. Eugene has personally completed over 15,000 window and door repairs across North Carolina, so every answer here is grounded in real field experience — not guesswork.
Last updated: July 18, 2026