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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 424745" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>What window style are they? The kind that go up and down where one part moves and the other stays still? Side to side? something else like cranks?</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing you are used to the double or single hung style (the parts go up and down). These have a sill of wood (the newer ones are likely to be vinyl and have a sill made of that) that runs across the opening of the window. When the window comes down it sits against that and makes a seal.</p><p></p><p>The newer vinyl windows that go side to side are just set into the rough opening and then drywall is run right up to the edge of the window frame.</p><p></p><p>Can't really put a piece of wood or other stuff there because usually it will get in the way of the window sliding back and forth.</p><p></p><p>You could try painting the drywall on the sill with a different kind of paint that will stand up to having standing water/dew on it. If you use flat paint for the walls you could use the same color paint in a semi-gloss finish that is easier to keep clean on sills. Should make it a breeze to vacuum or dust the sills if they're not wet.</p><p></p><p>And I suppose you could just lay a piece of heavy cloth on the sills and gather up the dirty ones and wash them every few weeks. Might blow off if it got windy and you'd want to switch them out right away if they got wet.</p><p></p><p>That's all I know to suggest. Maybe someone else will have a better idea.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 424745, member: 7948"] What window style are they? The kind that go up and down where one part moves and the other stays still? Side to side? something else like cranks? I'm guessing you are used to the double or single hung style (the parts go up and down). These have a sill of wood (the newer ones are likely to be vinyl and have a sill made of that) that runs across the opening of the window. When the window comes down it sits against that and makes a seal. The newer vinyl windows that go side to side are just set into the rough opening and then drywall is run right up to the edge of the window frame. Can't really put a piece of wood or other stuff there because usually it will get in the way of the window sliding back and forth. You could try painting the drywall on the sill with a different kind of paint that will stand up to having standing water/dew on it. If you use flat paint for the walls you could use the same color paint in a semi-gloss finish that is easier to keep clean on sills. Should make it a breeze to vacuum or dust the sills if they're not wet. And I suppose you could just lay a piece of heavy cloth on the sills and gather up the dirty ones and wash them every few weeks. Might blow off if it got windy and you'd want to switch them out right away if they got wet. That's all I know to suggest. Maybe someone else will have a better idea. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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