Interior Window Trim Stool

Called the window stool it s the place our grandparents used to set the pie to cool.

Interior window trim stool.

Whether restoring old houses or building new ones that look old tom silva finds finish carpentry the most satisfying part of the job. Measure and crosscut the window stool to length from 1x4 primed pine. 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.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva installs interior window trim using hand tools. This would raise the stool to the correct height. For pricing and availability. To overcome this problem i created some custom measured shim pieces and screwed and glued them to the window framing.

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. Our photos show how to make a simple stool for older style double hung. Nail window trim casings to the window s side jambs using 6d finishing nails. This old house general contractor tom silva installs interior window trim using hand tools.

Attach the stool to the windowsill using 6d or 8d finishing nails. Evertrue 5 1 4 in x 8 ft wood stool. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscribe to t. Mark the location of each side casing on the wall.

Classic window trim includes a piece of trim that sits on top of the sill. 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. 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. Kawneer does not control the selection of product configurations operating hardware or glazing materials and assumes no responsibility therefor.

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. Use a pencil scriber to mark a notch on each end of. Window door trim window door moulding. Install the side window trim.

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. Trim the stool along the scribed lines using a jigsaw. 30 products in stool window door moulding.