diff --git a/src/scrollpad.cpp b/src/scrollpad.cpp
index 617aaa56..c3eb26d5 100644
--- a/src/scrollpad.cpp
+++ b/src/scrollpad.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void Scrollpad::Flush()
 			space_pos = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	Recreate();
+	Recreate(itsWidth, std::max(itsHeight, itsRealHeight));
 	itsBuffer.SetTemp(&s);
 	static_cast<Window &>(*this) << itsBuffer;
 	itsBuffer.SetTemp(0);
@@ -118,15 +118,6 @@ void Scrollpad::RemoveFormatting()
 		itsBuffer.RemoveFormatting(itsFoundValueBegin, itsFoundPattern, itsFoundValueEnd, itsFoundForEach);
 }
 
-void Scrollpad::Recreate()
-{
-	delwin(itsWindow);
-	itsWindow = newpad(std::max(itsHeight, itsRealHeight), itsWidth);
-	SetTimeout(itsWindowTimeout);
-	SetColor(itsBaseColor, itsBgColor);
-	keypad(itsWindow, 1);
-}
-
 void Scrollpad::Refresh()
 {
 	prefresh(itsWindow, itsBeginning, 0, itsStartY, itsStartX, itsStartY+itsHeight-1, itsStartX+itsWidth-1);
diff --git a/src/scrollpad.h b/src/scrollpad.h
index b8bd56c1..02a7eb68 100644
--- a/src/scrollpad.h
+++ b/src/scrollpad.h
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ namespace NCurses
 			Scrollpad &operator<<(const std::string &s);
 #			endif // _UTF8
 			
-		protected:
-			virtual void Recreate();
-			
+		private:
 			basic_buffer<my_char_t> itsBuffer;
 			
 			int itsBeginning;
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index b59bbaa0..18aa8099 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void Window::SetBorder(Border border)
 		itsStartY--;
 		itsHeight += 2;
 		itsWidth += 2;
-		Recreate();
+		Recreate(itsWidth, itsHeight);
 	}
 	else if (border != brNone && itsBorder == brNone)
 	{
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void Window::SetBorder(Border border)
 		itsStartY++;
 		itsHeight -= 2;
 		itsWidth -= 2;
-		Recreate();
+		Recreate(itsWidth, itsHeight);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ void Window::SetTitle(const std::string &new_title)
 	{
 		itsStartY += 2;
 		itsHeight -= 2;
-		Recreate();
+		Recreate(itsWidth, itsHeight);
 	}
 	else if (new_title.empty() && !itsTitle.empty())
 	{
 		itsStartY -= 2;
 		itsHeight += 2;
-		Recreate();
+		Recreate(itsWidth, itsHeight);
 	}
 	itsTitle = new_title;
 }
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ void Window::DeleteHistory()
 	itsHistory = 0;
 }
 
-void Window::Recreate()
+void Window::Recreate(size_t width, size_t height)
 {
 	delwin(itsWindow);
-	itsWindow = newpad(itsHeight, itsWidth);
+	itsWindow = newpad(height, width);
 	SetTimeout(itsWindowTimeout);
 	SetColor(itsColor, itsBgColor);
 	keypad(itsWindow, 1);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void Window::AdjustDimensions(size_t width, size_t height)
 void Window::Resize(size_t new_width, size_t new_height)
 {
 	AdjustDimensions(new_width, new_height);
-	Recreate();
+	Recreate(itsWidth, itsHeight);
 }
 
 void Window::ShowBorder() const
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index 44402bbb..4ed828c0 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ namespace NCurses
 			/// @see SetTitle()
 			/// @see Resize()
 			///
-			virtual void Recreate();
+			virtual void Recreate(size_t width, size_t height);
 			
 			/// internal WINDOW pointers
 			WINDOW *itsWindow;