Interior Window Trim Stool

Classic window trim includes a piece of trim that sits on top of the sill.

Interior window trim stool.

Mark the location of each side casing on the wall. Set the stool in place and make necessary adjustments to get the window sill tight to the window and flanking walls. This old house general contractor tom silva installs interior window trim using hand tools. To overcome this problem i created some custom measured shim pieces and screwed and glued them to the window framing.

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. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscribe to t. Our photos show how to make a simple stool for older style double hung. 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.

Trim the stool along the scribed lines using a jigsaw. Called the window stool it s the place our grandparents used to set the pie to cool. Nail window trim casings to the window s side jambs using 6d finishing nails. Evertrue 5 1 4 in x 8 ft wood stool.

Install the side window trim. 30 products in stool window door moulding. Use a pencil scriber to mark a notch on each end of. Rip the window stool to width using a handsaw.

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. Window door trim window door moulding. 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.

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. Measure and crosscut the window stool to length from 1x4 primed pine. This would raise the stool to the correct height. We also observe his approach to trimming a wi.

Whether restoring old houses or building new ones that look old tom silva finds finish carpentry the most satisfying part of the job. The order of trim installation for windows and door trim as well varies a little depending on whether you re working on old double hung windows or newer style windows. Attach the stool to the windowsill using 6d or 8d finishing nails.