Tag: Windows

  • Hand Carved Decorative Molding

    Hand Carved Decorative Molding

    Recently in the workshop I’ve been making sash windows for an extension we are having built. I haven’t documented the process yet as I have more windows still to build but I thought I’d capture one small aspect now – hand carving the decorative molding on the bottom of the stiles.

  • Repairing a Window Sill – Part 5

    Repairing a Window Sill – Part 5

    In the fourth part of this series on repairing a window sill I got to the point where I had mostly finished the replacement part for the outer lining. In this final instalment in the series I tidy up the sill, fit the outer lining repair and tidy things up.

  • Repairing a Window Sill – Part 4

    Repairing a Window Sill – Part 4

    In part three of this growing series on repairing a window sill I cut, shaped and fitted the two largest patch pieces. In this part I prepare and fit the other patch pieces for the sill and start to prepare the outer lining patch.

  • Repairing a Window Sill – Part 3

    Repairing a Window Sill – Part 3

    In part two of this series on repairing a window sill I started to fix up the outer lining, made some patch pieces for the repair and applied wood hardener. In this part I’ll continue to make the pieces that will patch up the window sill.

  • Repair a Window Sill

    Repair a Window Sill

    In this article I repair a window sill on a sash window that I removed from an extension we were having demolished. The window is modern, probably only a decade old, but the sill is already in a poor condition because it’s been made of softwood and not been looked after very well.