Interior Window Trim Stool

Attach the stool to the windowsill using 6d or 8d finishing nails.

Interior window trim stool.

This old house general contractor tom silva installs interior window trim using hand tools. Classic window trim includes a piece of trim that sits on top of the sill. Use a pencil scriber to mark a notch on each end of. If i placed my 1 5 window stool directly on the window framing you can see in the picture i would have ended up with a larger than 60 vertical window opening.

Mark the location of each side casing on the wall. Evertrue 5 1 4 in x 8 ft wood stool. 30 products in stool window door moulding. For this project tom shows you how to install window trim that has reeded side and head casings plain corner blocks a thick stool and a dainty apron all of which he copied from the original trim.

Set the stool in place and make necessary adjustments to get the window sill tight to the window and flanking walls. To overcome this problem i created some custom measured shim pieces and screwed and glued them to the window framing. Called the window stool it s the place our grandparents used to set the pie to cool. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscribe to t.

Install the side window trim. For pricing and availability. We also observe his approach to trimming a wi. This would raise the stool to the correct height.

Nail window trim casings to the window s side jambs using 6d finishing nails. Rip the window stool to width using a handsaw. We ll show you how to add this traditional feature to your windows but you re on your own for the pie. On the nsb newton job we see first hand how tom casey lead carpenter at ns builders builds his window casings.

Measure and crosscut the window stool to length from 1x4 primed pine. Laws and building and safety codes governing the design and use of kawneer products such as glazed entrance window and curtain wall products vary widely. On older double hung windows the stool rests on the angled sill and butts into the lower sash check out figure a if you re not sure what a stool is. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva installs interior window trim using hand tools.

Trim the stool along the scribed lines using a jigsaw. Kawneer does not control the selection of product configurations operating hardware or glazing materials and assumes no responsibility therefor. Window door trim window door moulding.