Outdoor wood filler

[Kristina J]

I have built a garden bench and a table from pressure-treated wood. It will be outside all year round. It would be nice to fill in all the screw holes and such, but I don't know which filler I can use. It seems that wood filler is only for indoor use. Can it still be used? I have also discovered some cracks in the wooden house facade, can I use regular wood filler for that as well?

 

[ArneTW]

The attempts I've seen have not held up well. Outdoor wood varies with how wet it is, and putty does not and comes loose.

Outdoor glue and sawdust?

Personally, I've unscrewed one screw at a time and replaced it with glued wooden plugs. Not invisible, of course.

/ATW

 

[Stefan N]

Yes, you can't fill something like that and make it hold.

 

[topmount]

You can seal the facade with sealant (make sure it's intended for outdoor use). If you want hidden screws, you need to plug them with wooden plugs.

 

[Interista88]

Try using window putty?

 

[Kristina J]

The attempts I've seen haven't held up well. Outdoor wood varies with how wet it is, and filler doesn't, so it comes loose.

Outdoor glue and sawdust?

I've unscrewed one screw at a time and replaced them with glued wooden dowels myself. It doesn't become invisible.

/ATW

Oh, so advanced, but probably looks nice! Thanks, now I know not to use regular filler. Interesting with glue and sawdust, but I think it'll be fine anyway.

 

[Kristina J]

You can seal the facade with sealant (make sure it's intended for outdoor use). If you want hidden screws, you need to plug them with wooden plugs.

Couldn't one use sealant to hide the screws as well?

 

[guggen]

A classic on old houses is either real window putty or old-fashioned putty made of sawdust and linseed oil (possibly with a little chalk as well).

 

[Kristina J]

Try window putty?

I would love to do that if there was someone who had tried it before, with good results.

 

[guggen]

Would love to do it if there was someone who has tried it before, with good results.

I have with the old-fashioned variant. Worked fine for 10 years at least.

 

[Kristina J]

A classic for old houses is either real window putty or old-fashioned spackle consisting of sawdust and linseed oil (possibly with some chalk in it as well).

Oh, is window putty tried and tested? What is sawdus? Is it sawdust? In that case, maybe I can try it.

 

[vectrex]

A horizontal wooden surface that is to be outdoors (if that is the case) cannot be filled and achieve a lasting result.

 

[Interista88]

Would gladly do it if there was someone who tried before, with good results.

At work, I also putty over blemishes or holes in the actual window frame when we putty. Otherwise, just try on a regular piece of wood, screw in a screw, and putty over

 

[Patrik.L]

Our previous house we built new.. the horizontal paneling cracked in places as it gradually dried, we used Nordsjö paint sealant in the cracks and then painted over it worked excellently!

The tube states that it can be used outdoors but should be painted over immediately.

Best regards, Patrik

 

[Kristina J]

Our previous house we built new.. the horizontal panel cracked in places as it gradually dried, we used Nordsjö painter's caulk in the cracks and then painted over it, worked excellently!

The tube says it can be used outdoors but should be painted over immediately.

Regards, Patrik

Thanks for the tip