I picked up some lumber for my gable door project then held it up to an unfinished window on the front of my house to see how it might look for finishing and I like it. I think I would attach it to the stucco with liquid nails but I’m not sure what to do with the gap between the board and the window frame. Any ideas?
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One thought is to rip some filler strips and glue them to the back of your trim. And I'd want some nails or screws holding the trim in place.
I actually had thought of that so thanks for re-enforcing
What............
is the 3rd picture showing?
And how do you plan to weatherseal this trim and the stucco?
thanks.
got to crackin' on it asap, was way motivated!
Again..............
What's keeping the water out (getting behind the casings and into the frame/behind stucco/into what we can't see?
Calvin... there aint nothin that's going to keep the water out. Some caulk will slow it down.
It's sort of like some of the details the builder did on my house. Can we spell termite bait?
Happiness is well flashed windows and a rain screen.
nothing back there yet, might do caulk but it rarely rains in Phoenix, not a priority
my dumb attack..........
for not remembering that your link'd ad is for a bus. in Phoenix, but I don't "see" ads nor remember the details very often. I'm considered a poor voter at superbowl time.
But, it's worth noting so that future readers of this thread don't just nail up trim w/o considering proper flashing methods and air sealing.
Beveling bottom casings to shed water is also recommended-fitting the side casings accordingly.
You might want to at least seal that open / missing knot on the bottom casing in the last pic.
it's all good, the missing "knot" is a screw I ran in at roughl;y 45 degrees to hold the trim together, I could plug it but who knows if I will, the trim alone looks 1000x better than before and several friends noticed it right off the bat while visiting over the weekend
You really should block/caulk all the gaps to keep the killer bees out of the house.