How to Install Window Trim | Ask This Old House

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11 жыл бұрын

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to trim out a window with molding. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Install Window Trim:
- window stool [amzn.to/2jDwQut], flat molding that attaches to interior side of windowsill
- window casing [amzn.to/2l7UDTN], interior molding applied around the top and sides of window, and used to form the apron below
- carpenter's glue [amzn.to/2l62r8y], applied to mitered joints of window casings
- rag [amzn.to/2l7h7nT], used for wiping off excess glue
Tools for How to Install Window Trim:
- power miter saw [amzn.to/2l5CWUP], used to cut the moldings to length
- tape measure [amzn.to/2jFL9hZ]
- scribe [amzn.to/2l5D7zt] or pencil compass [amzn.to/2l6471Q], used to mark the window stool for trimming
- jigsaw [amzn.to/2jEkpi0], used to trim the stool
- cordless nail gun [amzn.to/2xLvrFO] with 4d [amzn.to/2l3SjNo] and 8d finishing nails [amzn.to/2jDu0Wf], used to attach moldings (could also use hammer [amzn.to/2LOUS1l] and nailset [amzn.to/2l8Wc3H])
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@dally2157 8 жыл бұрын

I love these guys. .my favorite show ..I have learned so much with them.

@meinbherpieg4723 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos. You're truly helping people

@manuelrivas9141 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! You guys are great,make things look so easy.....love your show .

@dywildatheart 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the instruction and great clarity with the video. Very well done.

@ranger178 Жыл бұрын

finally a video for the kind of window i have i was wondering how stool went on these windows with wood cut with that notch every window seems to have different arrangement for setback and such

@jaimesantiago9352 7 жыл бұрын

You guys are always on the money. Another job well done my friends😃

@kaitlynlai2060 7 жыл бұрын

Jaime Santiago

@jasonrich4664 7 жыл бұрын

makes it looks so easy. Good job just how it's supposed to b done

@codysimpson3397 9 жыл бұрын

straight to the point. Awesome thanks.

@matthewcunningham8691 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks

@abermin 10 жыл бұрын

I just had to watch it again!

@stevegaines1 11 жыл бұрын

Tommy is one badass carpenter.

@blkbird1554 7 жыл бұрын

nice thanks for the tips

@eliseoaguilar6337 6 жыл бұрын

Tom Silva es muy bueno

@amilcarduglasbenites583 8 жыл бұрын

muy buena esplicacion .

@telosfd 10 жыл бұрын

Perfect.

@ColTerryDaniels 9 жыл бұрын

That is one bad ass table saw!

@abermin 10 жыл бұрын

I want to be able to do that!!!

@chriscraft77022 6 жыл бұрын

nice

@bookmark000 11 жыл бұрын

What adjustments have to be made if the wall is clapboard. Do you simplu calk the top and sides?

@Southpaw07 3 жыл бұрын

nice tip with the return cut! Did you cut the return at 45 degree?

@frankieboyo1969 10 жыл бұрын

Gosh that compressed air gun is far quieter than the cartridge ones used in the UK. How does one build up the frame for the cill, revels, head and apron and the (polyiso) insulation inside the rivals/cill/head to achieve airtightness?

@olyjfitness 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like it's battery only no gas

@msmejekify 8 жыл бұрын

Seems easy enough n looked pretty good...except the top right corner looked off by a mile

@jayrobichaud8979 6 жыл бұрын

That was just the glue.

@TheThemechanic89 6 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you wanna put expansion foam around the window before doing the trim? I'm not a contractor or builder but have taken an interest in this kinda work. Still learning

@lostinmyspace4910 6 жыл бұрын

In the studio, Tommy is instructing how to install window trim. At a real house he would make sure the wndow is properly insulated.

@lotfimouelhi269 4 жыл бұрын

When he said " Ok let's have a look at this " i thought of my dentist !

@rawbacon 4 жыл бұрын

Gotcha

@hacktay21 Жыл бұрын

Noob here, I'd like to know the formula to get the perfect cut for the return on the apron

@marklepe12 4 жыл бұрын

Easy money for Tommy boy

@Bedianamight1 7 жыл бұрын

I want him working for me!

@ronmetropolit893 10 жыл бұрын

In a real situation the miters would rarely fit tight and you have to adjust the cut angles. Its the hardest part to trimming a door or window and they dont mention it at all.

@godbluffvdgg 8 жыл бұрын

+DR Dan Very true...Just remember --Caulk and putty is a carpenters buddy! ( really a painters but...:) )

@godbluffvdgg 8 жыл бұрын

bryan1282 :)

@holybritches 7 жыл бұрын

bryan1282 yes, but he set his "sar" to 45 degrees.

@totowolf9716 6 жыл бұрын

The miters should also be nailed from top...you’ll never see any separation ever...unless a tornado or mega quake comes through

@aztekwarrior518 6 жыл бұрын

you're correct if the other boards were already in place.. the beauty of finish work is it's just there to hide the ugly.. since you're putting the side pieces on, you can be sure they're correct.. if it needs to hang over the edge of the window an eighth of an inch, that's ok.. paint will hide it

@1365Cobra 10 жыл бұрын

how do you measure the returns on the apron to give the finished look?

@Shifty6BR 9 жыл бұрын

It is the same thickness dimension of whatever material you are using, just cut another bevel similiar to an outside corner and square cut that along the short point of your bevel

@rubenvarela4077 6 жыл бұрын

Yuppppppppppppppppppp

@DamianTrasler 8 жыл бұрын

So, I removed the old frame...sorry, TRIM from around my bathroom window, and there's a 1/2 inch of raised wood from the casing of the window. I don't want to pack behind the new trim (and neither does my wife, which is more important) so how can I get rid of this extra half inch? And why is this stuff always harder in real life?

@stevenvt1 9 жыл бұрын

At 3:13 the top right 45 degree seam is mismatched by at least 3/4" would have been nice to show how he fixed it if he in fact did - I couldn't tell but in subsequent frames it looked like it might have matched. At 3:30 it looks fixed but it isn't very clear.

@SargentRooster 9 жыл бұрын

not sure what video you are watching but i saw that he hit his marks and install went as planned

@samidavisjr 9 жыл бұрын

+Steven Vontomeyer Get a decent monitor. It is just the top edge of the trim is overexposed in the video, making it appear to almost disappear on that right side.

@coltonmccormack8978 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Vontomeyer Umm, no. It's clearly lined up perfectly at 3:13. The top edge of the wood is just overexposed and bright (light yellow almost) from the light above the window.

@Justadude1904 8 жыл бұрын

+Colton McCormack looked like he just didn't have it lined up yet. One easy way to avoid that tho is don't nail the top 12-18" of the vertical trim until you're ready to piece together the top trim.

@Engineer9736 6 жыл бұрын

Edgar Nattress It does actually look crooked. But the video resolution is too low to see what’s actually wrong there. Looks like a mismatch indeed.

@abermin 10 жыл бұрын

I still don't understand why 7 degrees for the stool panel....

@ObsessionMotorcycles 10 жыл бұрын

The front edge of the stool has a degree bevel along the front. Tommy is putting a matching bevel on each side to keep it all uniform on the thee visible sides instead of one at 7 and two straight side.

@greycristo4521 6 жыл бұрын

Sawr

@digrazioable 6 жыл бұрын

Well, if I had all these fuckin tools. It's be pretty easy

@captainthrall 6 жыл бұрын

of course everything seems easy when you have a billion dollar laser saw, and a trillion dollar fusion powered nail gun

@johnhelton457 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see it. I did it too. The plans from Woodglut helped me a lot :)

@fivestander 7 жыл бұрын

You're supposed to work from one side to the other, from left to right leaving a side case for last, the header casing will never fit properly and the angles will need to be adjusted accordingly.

@justincase4382 5 жыл бұрын

Sure looked like it fit the way he did it

@ryanwilson5936 3 жыл бұрын

If your header isn’t square, neither are the rest of your cuts....

@coreygroves7313 Жыл бұрын

That is incorrect sir

@joannebanack2189 10 жыл бұрын

Ummmm.... You also forgot to insulate your window.... Can you explain this "techniques" to us?

@markjseger 8 жыл бұрын

Makes it look real easy but as soon as he glued the joints he lost a lot of points as every furniture builder knows, glue doesn't do much for end-grain. at that point it's more like caulk than anything else.

@John-vm1ou 7 жыл бұрын

This would be true in the past but todays glue has improved end grain adhesion.