1st Question: I am re-framing and replacing a 36" wide kitchen window, and the new window will shift 2" right creating a gap in the vinyl siding. I am wondering it it might be easier and look okay to just add exterior molding around this one window to fill the gap, or if I should stagger in additional siding. I will have extra original siding available in 4' lengths from adding a new window to a blank wall in another room. My siding is almond, and windows are white. None of the other windows have any extra exterior trim, but because the window is in the middle of the exterior wall, I thought it might be okay to just add trim to this one window. The back side of this house includes a sliding door in the first room, this window in the middle room, and 1 window on the end room. I plan to replace with an Andersen 200 window. The smallest Andersen trim is 3.5" flat trim. I was hoping for something smaller. 2nd Question: I will also add a new window to a blank wall in the other room. I know that this wall is definitely parallel with the ceiling joists, and that those joists definitely rest on the other 2 adjacent walls. I think that means that when I rough frame the window my header could just be a 2 x 4, which would minimize drywall repair be limiting the drywall damage to areas that will be covered by the interior trim. Correct? Thank you in advance for your help. Dave

Currently the existing wood floors reach to the exterior door step inside. I am going to replace whole house hardwood floor and the exterior door. Since I am going to use different contractors for these two projects, which one needs to be done first? By common sense, I think the door needs to be done before the floor - the flooring contractor could finish the trims to the doors (or door casing) beautifully. But I need people's opinion here. Also, the attached is current door. Since it has a sidelite, I need a door specialist to have more precise measure and installation. John