best way to fix space between window trim of new windows and wall paint.
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09-15-16, 08:22 AM
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best way to fix space between window trim of new windows and wall paint.
had window trim replaced along with windows. now there is an unpainted space around the perimeter. Different texture as well. Whats the best way to address this for seemless look?
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09-15-16, 08:36 AM
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More trim. Find some molding that will compliment your trim and just run another band of molding around the perimeter.
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09-19-16, 05:35 AM
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go figure, I have to go with the more difficult one! lol
Half of the house is an addition, which did not need new windows ( I think they are 6 years old), so to widen the trim, I'd have to do it on all the windows, plus a slider. In the end, the time spend probably wont me much different.
thank you both
Half of the house is an addition, which did not need new windows ( I think they are 6 years old), so to widen the trim, I'd have to do it on all the windows, plus a slider. In the end, the time spend probably wont me much different.
thank you both
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09-19-16, 06:04 AM
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I would have used 3-1/4 casing and it would have covered it all up.
Why are you using what looks like wood putty to fill the nail holes and seams?
Latex caulking for the seams and gaps, Fast and Final for the nail holes.
Fast 'N Final Lightweight Spackling - DAP
Why are you using what looks like wood putty to fill the nail holes and seams?
Latex caulking for the seams and gaps, Fast and Final for the nail holes.
Fast 'N Final Lightweight Spackling - DAP
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09-19-16, 06:08 AM
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A skim coat of joint compound, light sanding and paint. Can't see the texture but you can probably try to match that too.
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09-19-16, 06:49 AM
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the window installers actually did that. I assumed that was typical.
I sanded the casing down and painted it, so that part looks fine.
as for the texture on the walls, nothing special. Just from 3/8" roller.
I sanded the casing down and painted it, so that part looks fine.
as for the texture on the walls, nothing special. Just from 3/8" roller.
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09-28-16, 02:37 AM
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Whatis the name of these two parts?
These are the new windows. Are the two part adjacent to the caulking the window casing and the interior stop?
There are a few that look like this and even though I can fix it, it's not really the point, so i wanna call and try to describe it to them. I really dont wanna say "the thing that attatches to the other thing" lol
they also didnt put in the screw plugs. Again not something I cant do, but the point (plus I only see half the plugs)
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I dont know why it posted sideways. Should be rotated 90 deg clockwise
There are a few that look like this and even though I can fix it, it's not really the point, so i wanna call and try to describe it to them. I really dont wanna say "the thing that attatches to the other thing" lol
they also didnt put in the screw plugs. Again not something I cant do, but the point (plus I only see half the plugs)
thanks
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I dont know why it posted sideways. Should be rotated 90 deg clockwise
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09-28-16, 04:14 AM
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Yes, the window was not pushed tight against the interior stops, so they had to run a wide bead of caulk,
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09-28-16, 05:05 AM
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Thanks. on the ones where new casing was put in, they had mentioned something to my wife ( I wasnt home) that the reason it didnt line up with the previous was because of the difference in window depth.
Is this something they should've done differently, or is it typical?
It was an inside install.
thanks again.
Is this something they should've done differently, or is it typical?
It was an inside install.
thanks again.
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09-28-16, 10:26 AM
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They could have added a filler onto the exterior stop to bring the window in farther. Or if they made the interior stops, they could have trimmed it so it would be tight to the window. Im sure you will hear nothing but excuses, most replacements are done slam-bam fast with little regard for quality.
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