Fix Needed For Marble Window Sill
So I took advice from My Prior Post About This and was able to find a stone fabricator to cut the marble piece and profile the edge. Did it for practically nothing. However they did not want to cut the notches out for the part that ends that go against the wall. They said that should be cut onsite to make sure it's installed correctly.
Well as stated in the prior thread getting someone to do this small installation job would not be easy. But when I recently needed to have some molding work done on the large window in my living room I called Wallside, since they originally installed these window, and I asked if they could also install a window sill. They said yes and it would be $85 to install one from them. I said I had my own, it just needs to be cut/notched and installed. They said no problem, they can do it for $50.
Well of course it had to be cold and snowy the day they showed up and when he was cutting the piece outside it chipped. He showed it to me and said he could file it and caulk it and it would be fine so I said go ahead. But as you can see from the photos below it's not really so fine.
I have my painter coming over to do patching and painting and was just wondering if there's anything you guys can suggest I might have him do to maybe hide how its like 3/8 of an inch away from the wall on the left side. Some type of thin molding or something similar perhaps?
My painter is really good and he can get the edges of the wall around the window nice and sharp and will patch around the inside and smooth it out before he paints. Then probably run a bead of caulk around the quarter round at make it look good. I just don't know what to tell him about the 3/8" gap that's filled with caulk and open to suggestions.
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Comments (10)I’m not real privy to many of the terms you used, I tried looking them up. So I think the framing for the original window construction is down about an inch lower than the wood piece (and even with the original drywall placement where spot B is). The wood you see was probably rigged to fit in the space to accommodate a smaller window. In fact, there is a smaller piece of wood behind the large one and up against the metal window frame that is naturally spongy and weak. I don’t even know if it’s wood, more like a molding or some kind.. My guess is they used whatever was lying around to fill the gap. This house has several window openings that were framed for large windows and for whatever reason ($$$ suspected) smaller windows were installed. I’m discovering a lot of cut corners here. At this point I just want to make sure my window is supported as much as possible. I can replace all the wood to fill the space completely, or I can just pile up the spot currently under the window and let sleeping dogs lie. Everything I do seems to open more cans of worms. As far as looking behind the countertop…if I go through all that, what exactly am I looking for? I do want to see if the large piece of wood can be removed (it’s nailed down) and I can’t try and pry it up with the counter there. (my experience with the nails in this house is not good as they used a screw type nail that I find impossible to remove….) so I may be stuck with that wood piece but I won’t know until I remove the counter. Chicken and egg thing…countertop people have not been very helpful. I have some skills, common sense, and a table saw. But I’m not getting this one. Based on your response a new concern is whether I’m putting in a new quartz countertop and then I’ll mess it up by having to replace the window! On a simpler note is what I have in the photo in line with your suggestion on the composite deck board or PVC trim board?...See MoreJeff N
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoWhat I'm looking for is simple fix to hide the imperfections of how the window sill was cut. I mainly want to cover up that gap shown in the first photo above. The gap is 3/8" of an inch between the sill and the wall, so they filled it with caulk. Got to be a better way than caulking it, just not sure what to use that wouldn't look wonky.
I know it's a hack but my painter can patch and paint the inner jamb area so it looks like the photo below. I just was wondering if anyone had an idea on how to conceal or disguise that ugly gap so I can make what I have look nice without totally removing the sill and starting over.
Jeff N
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
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4 years agoJeff N
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks to everyone for the suggestion of trimming out the window, I was kind of unsure what exactly I needed to get but thanks to kudzu9 sharing a couple photos the light bulb turned on and suddenly I understood what y'all were saying.
My painter paints million-dollar homes for a major contractor. and does other jobs on the side. So that's why I wanted to know what I need so that I could have all the materials here before-hand and just tell him what I wanted done, similar to his regular job.
He replaced all the trim in my house (baseboards, door casings) and did a great job trimming out my front living room window.
The photos from kudzu9 helped me see what I need and I remembered I had some extra casing left over, so I grabbed a piece and held it up to where it would be installed and lo-and-behold it covers that ugly gap perfectly!
So it's hard to tell but on the right side of the window (the side the gap is on) when lined up flush with the end of the sill, the casing barely overlaps the inside of the window frame/jamb, maybe about 1/16th of an inch. But on the left side it more like 1/4 of an inch.So I can think of two ways to fix the jamb and would like to know what way is best, so can get the materials before-hand and tell my painter how I want this done.
should I have my painter:
a.) remove the quarter round that you see in the photo (that was installed when they put in the window sill) and put some thin strips of wood up each side and around the top, and then put new quarter round in and then install the casing
OR
b.) remove the quarter round and apply joint compound up each side and around the top instead of wood. Then sand smooth, reinstall quarter round and install casing
The casing will definitely hide that gap. Now I just need to know what to get for the jamb to make it look nice and whether or not I should have the quarter round removed when fixing the jamb to help facilitate the job and produce a better result.
kudzu9
4 years ago
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