Wood Window Damage
Wood windows works fine located in
bathrooms as long as they're not located inside of the shower. Wood and
water don't seem to mix too well and over time, there's a very good
chance that the window can suffer from water damage.
Even if these windows are prepared and painted properly, the amount of
moisture inside of the bathroom, if it isn't ventilated properly can
cause the wood to swell and this would make the window hard to open or
close.
You can repair the damaged wood, but I would recommend replacing the
wood window with a vinyl one. Vinyl windows are made from plastic-based
materials and will last a long time if exposed to water or moisture.
In the picture above, there is a vinyl window with a
wood window sill. And you guessed it, it's located inside of the shower.
Now the damage will be a little different here, the window sill provides
plenty of room for soaps, shampoos and hair conditioners to be stored
until discarded.
As the wood window sill gets wet from using the shower, the moisture
that is exposed will evaporate quicker than the moisture underneath the
shampoo containers. The moisture underneath the containers can stay
there for days, during the right conditions.
The longer the moisture stays on the wood window sill, and more
susceptible it will be too water damage. The problem isn't the wood
window sill by itself, water can leak behind the window sill and
eventually damage the wall framing.