Expanding window sill??
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Expanding window sill??
I have window casing that was put on, and it's wider than the window sill is. Besides ripping out the window sill and putting in a wider one, is there any way to make this look better??
Oh and I have real blinds being put in, right now just have paper window covers in the meantime.
Thanks in advance
Oh and I have real blinds being put in, right now just have paper window covers in the meantime.
Thanks in advance
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It should have been dealt with prior to the casing being installed. Is it just one window or more?
I suppose you could cut off the end and ad a piece of wood to extend it the stool - the cuts and fitment would need to be precise.
I suppose you could cut off the end and ad a piece of wood to extend it the stool - the cuts and fitment would need to be precise.
#4
Looks to me like something was added to the casing the part nearest the window looks like typical 2 1/4" Colonial...then there's the thicker part past the stool. Or, it was just a style of casing that was way too wide to begin with. If it's all one piece, you'd think they would have used thicker stool, done a return at the ends and/or put an apron on. The casing totally overpowers the plain skinny stool.
Oh, asperber, the part you are talking about that is too short on the ends is the "stool", it's the flat part inside the room. "Sill" is whats under the window sash and slopes to the outside.
Oh, asperber, the part you are talking about that is too short on the ends is the "stool", it's the flat part inside the room. "Sill" is whats under the window sash and slopes to the outside.
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I'd remove it all and start over.
Looks to me like someone installed the casing backwards, then add what's called back band moulding to the outside.
Even that stool is a mess and there's no apron under it.
Looks like a first time DIY job done with whatever materials they had laying around by someone that had no clue how to trim out a window.
Stool should have been one piece of 5/4 and notched out on the ends like in this picture.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...g&action=click
Looks to me like someone installed the casing backwards, then add what's called back band moulding to the outside.
Even that stool is a mess and there's no apron under it.
Looks like a first time DIY job done with whatever materials they had laying around by someone that had no clue how to trim out a window.
Stool should have been one piece of 5/4 and notched out on the ends like in this picture.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/...g&action=click
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Are there window jambs on top of the stool? hard to tell with the blind in the way. IMO it isn't that big of a deal to replace the stool although it would have been easier if it had been done first.
#8
Usually the casing and interior stop have to come off to get the stool out. It has to lift straight up. You might be able to cut it in pieces and get it out.