Replacing Wood Trim Around Windows

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Replacing wood trim around windows.

Find window door trim at lowe s today. For larger windows and doors it takes about one hour to install the materials. Fortunately rotted trim is generally easy to repair. Exterior trim is the most vulnerable to attack by rot fungi and it doesn t have to be very old.

Then you can fill in the nail holes with putty and paint the trim to make it look perfect around your window. The trim shown here was installed only 10 years ago. Installing the new trim is as simple as nailing it onto your house and sealing the edges with caulk. However for bigger problems you ll need to remove the sashes and frames and cut out and replace any large rotted pieces of wood.

If it got into the wood siding a bit you can consider cutting back the damaged area if it is not wide and replacing it with a wide accent wood trim making sure ice and watershield flashing and caulking are done properly around and behind the expanded window area. Rot happens even to the best of houses. For pricing and availability. To begin replacing the trim carefully pull the old trim off and use it as a guide to cut the new trim to size.

Sand and paint and you re done. Evertrue 2 1 4 in x 7 ft pine wood. The good news is that replacing the wood around a window doesn t have to be an expensive or complicated fix. All it takes is wood water and warmth and before you know it solid lumber turns to mush.

Most small spots can simply be scraped out and filled with epoxy. Read the full post. Labor is around 70 per hour for both windows and doors. Find a store near me.

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