What is this called that's under my windows?

[itsanewday23]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with what the black panels under the windows are called, and does anyone know the cost range of replacing them?

Thank you,

From a tired mum who's new to renovations and overwhelmed already

Are you talking about the black line around the unit itself? It's a window seal or rubber. You can buy it cheaply from many outlets and plenty of YouTube videos to show you how to do it.

If not can you provide a photo of it?

Ah I didn't know it was a window seal, as you can see they're quite damaged and need replacing so I wanted to get clued up and what I have to do first, thanks for your reply I'm brand new to this

This black part

I would say that's lead flashing.

@RockaLock thank you!!!!!🙏

That’s not part of the window, it’s part of the roof, called flashing. You’ll need a roofer.

https://dakea.co.uk/articles/flashing/roof-flashing-types/

Lead flashing as as cheap as a seal unfortunately!

Isn't it wainscoting?

You need to get a roofer in to have a look, there’s a few things like the tiles out of place and the capping coming off - these things stop your house being watertight and can affect other things. You usually don’t find out until it’s rained a lot when you’ve just moved in.

Ah no, that's not a window seal. Not seen it under windows like that and agree with pp. That's lead flashing and not a diy job unfortunately. Builder or roofer etc. It's what you can see behind/around chimney stacks to prevent ingress of rainwater/damp.

Fab, thanks so much for the help everyone

Lead Flashing is not designed to be painted therefore the paint is peeling, hence the messy look. Do you actually have water coming in? If not I guess you need to find some specialist metal paint and have them repainted ( not that they should have needed painting originally). If it's purely cosmetic that would be your best bet as lead Flashing is £££ and pointless to replace if there is no water ingress

No water coming in, no concerns. Just wasn't sure why it looked like it was peeling but it makes sense that it was painted

Is it damaged, or is it that some divot has painted it at some point and it's now flaking off?

Do you have a problem or does it just look untidy?

It maybe that they've slapped bitumin on it to seal up a leak somewhere which is now coming off.

Agree you need a roofer though. Or sometimes a proper old fashioned plumber does leadwork.

Eta: X post!