Guide to covering an exterior window sill with aluminum trim.
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@CarlBeauregard-ub7sn3 ай бұрын
Personally, I would add a bead of sealant between the window frame and the wood sill, to push the metal into. This will look nice for now, but wind-driven rail will get behind that metal and rot the exterior wood sill out. I have replaced many sills due to no sealant at that point. Also, I fold the metal down parallel to the sheathing, underneath the sill, so that you can kick water out on top of the siding, in the event that water is driven into that area. On the end folds, I fold the underside up instead of cutting it off, as that is another vulnerable area.
@coralpetalsАй бұрын
Would be great if you posted a video showing your method. Thank you!
@izzibizzi3082 жыл бұрын
I have been looking for a video showing this for months. Thank you
@ericpowers77049 жыл бұрын
This was an great video. Clear. Concise. Good audio level as well. Thank you!
@brioquery7 жыл бұрын
Thank so much; stumbling on this video saved me $$$ I hunted high and low trying to find a contractor who would install my retrofit window and coil wrap it at a reasonable price. Thanks to these guys I was able find some regular contractor to install my window and install the trim with the custom trim.
@Lu-cho6 жыл бұрын
Should the video owner have a PayPal account for those who can share a little bit of that $AVING. Right?
@christianzaccone43476 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it came out beautiful too. LOL
@bluefrog854 жыл бұрын
@@Lu-cho No
@ItchyKneeSon2 ай бұрын
How's it doing now, 7 years on?
@brioquery2 ай бұрын
@@ItchyKneeSon Going great!
@tristansanders20004 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t cut off the bottom on the ends. Fold it up, fold back the front, and fold down the top. Otherwise, you have a crack where water can get into on the bottom corners of the sill.
@HaloWolf1022 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I would also recommend that. The bottom should fold in first, the front one second, and the top third. You would have to put caulk there for the water not to penetrate into the wood sill, and that doesn't look good on vinyl siding. In wouldn't make sense cutting the back piece off, because putting a aluminum sheath over the wood sill in the first place is to protect it from rotting, this decision would defeat the purpose. Amazing video, and I wouldn't have done it properly without it, it just needs a slight modification.
@Tonisuperfly Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is so much better than what I was going to do to my wooden sills...
@walterdiaz2003 Жыл бұрын
a 13 years old video and still rocking.
@katdekarachisimba10562 жыл бұрын
Very concise and clear video. Thank you
@one1wizard8 жыл бұрын
very nice, great job very simple and to the point
@GreatWaterCircus Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks excellent video
@weaslethorp8 жыл бұрын
Good video, simple and to the point.
@Astromyxin12 жыл бұрын
I agree fully. Hand-bent returns are the way to go.
@jackfarrell4727 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video
@akbaxb16511 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Very well done and informative.
@nickyn7411 жыл бұрын
So? No caulking the top of the sill where it meets the window? Wouldn't the water get under the aluminum?
@mattkacen2972 Жыл бұрын
I'd wait till you wrap the rest of it
@michaelwas85493 жыл бұрын
Nice vid👍
@jjohnson78596 ай бұрын
Do you suggest caulking? I understand caulking underneath does not make sense because rain flows down not up and condensation can escape from the bottom but what about the top edges of the aluminum trim?
@CarlBeauregard-ub7sn3 ай бұрын
You definitely want a bead there to push the metal into. Read my comment for other tweaks that would be a good idea.
@jarsful2213 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video thank you!
@pochuanhsing24662 жыл бұрын
Where to buy the material with the right shape? Or I should try to get a brake to fold by myself?
@Torpedopot9 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Paula-vr5rm2 жыл бұрын
i had new siding put on my house and they did not put any flashing on top of my window only the plastic paper with that silk tape next to my windows 🙈🙈🙈🙈
@epstv72544 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't cut so much! I can just cut 1/4 of n inch or tops 3/8 ,slide it in there and seal it up I dont wanna weaken anything but good trim tho
@luvBuchusWindows12 жыл бұрын
great tutorial....
@rickeykeeton714 жыл бұрын
Should the aluminum not fit UNDER the storm window?
@jacksoxman90004 жыл бұрын
Can you paint the flashing? Does it come in colors?
@primrosehenry7654 Жыл бұрын
Is that caping?
@THEFUNNANNA11 жыл бұрын
i am looking for an internal window sill the wall is brick painted inside and the window has no thingy round it i wanted to make a nice sill to put things on a make it look better it in a laundry so im not too worry about being fancy how would i attach it to the brick and concrete
@gfriedman992 жыл бұрын
Is this inside or outside?
@jevchance10 жыл бұрын
What if the sill is multi-level? What I mean is, the sill has what appears the blind stop goes along the sill as well. Should the blind stop on the sill be cut out, or should the aluminum be bent to follow the profile?
@cslapler0075 жыл бұрын
if there is a blind stop running on the bottom along the sill I would remove it. typically there isn't a stop on the sill because water can become trapped behind it.
@alexgrubb66403 жыл бұрын
You can add to the lower sill, fir it out with some thin wood.
@Duckyistrippin12 жыл бұрын
@mikesandytoes damn right the level of sarcasm was high...who the hell would put screens on the inside. i prefer drugs over manly hugs. but hey, thats just me.
@laforgia111 жыл бұрын
If I have a slight bit of rot on a few of my window sills can I just cover it, paint and caulk?
@charredskeleton5 жыл бұрын
Every part of the exterior of a house is like a roof. It must shed water. If it can do that it's good. Don't cheap out on the caulk. Butyl rubber or better yet urethane.
@justinmarcum75627 жыл бұрын
Nice tool belt looks like same tool belt setup my hillbilly worker uses
@junlong683 жыл бұрын
Why not pvc
@torymountain10 жыл бұрын
Why wud you need to sheath the sill of a window? Isn't the stock sill adequate? You could just as easy prime/paint the wood sill.
@BulldogSportsCards5089 жыл бұрын
To avoid rot and ever having to paint again.
@charredskeleton5 жыл бұрын
Or to cover badly weatherd wood.
@g.e.boroush51765 жыл бұрын
My house is over 100 years old. Replacing the sill would be a situation of one problem leading to another. This protects the old sill, looks good, and doesn't cause a cascade of problems that an old house has. Extremely helpful.
@alexconrad42804 жыл бұрын
Not If your house is 100 years old you quite possibly have lead paint on the sill & jambs. If so then those would have to be demoed & replaced, then you wrap them in coil stock. It's not adequate if it's rotted or is lead paint. The window sill has to be covered I.E wrapped in aluminum coil stock. You can buy coil stock in a variety of colors.
@BrokenRRT13 жыл бұрын
exterior or interior?
@Duckyistrippin12 жыл бұрын
@mikesandytoes i dunno about you, but my screens are on the inside ;)
@Astromyxin10 жыл бұрын
Hand bent meaning hand bent with TONGS. Not tongues.
@crispeacock421310 жыл бұрын
rot spreads like wildfire. If you want to do it only once cut out the rot and replace
@phaq257 жыл бұрын
if yor gonna post a vid like this you should be explaining what a brick mold is etc etc etc
@hoochipappie7511 жыл бұрын
jake leg...
@phaq257 жыл бұрын
if they know all construction terms maybe they dont need this fucking video
@majestification111 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Not!!! Or ur house is going to collapse!