View Full Version : How wide should inside window wood trim be?
marshaw
Jun 18, 2010, 02:50 PM
Currently my inside windows do not have wood trim around them. Do you have a picture of an inside window trimmed with wood?
Thanks.
KBC
Jun 18, 2010, 04:09 PM
They can have any size trim,it would be personal choice.
Some rooms can have simple 1X4 wood,stained,painted,etc.. Other rooms might look good with 2" shaped trim,the sill at the bottom might be a 1X6 with a routed edge and the trim would need to match, or not.. it really is buyer choice.
There are many sites online with window samples.Crestline,Tempco,Peachtree,Pella.One of them might have simple(to extravagant) ideas.
Hope you can find one you like and go with it.:)
Clough
Jun 18, 2010, 04:52 PM
Hi, marshaw and KBC!
So, there aren't possibly any requirements that trim has to be a certain width, KBC? Like for the code in a town or city?
Thanks!
pattyg2
Jun 18, 2010, 05:04 PM
Here's are videos for you:
How to Install Window Trim | Video | Windows | This Old House (http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20046338,00.html)
Installing Interior Window Casings and Sill - BobVila.com (http://video.bobvila.com/m/21320117/installing-interior-window-casings-and-sill.htm)
If you can match your baseboard molding that would work as trim around the windows.
KBC
Jun 18, 2010, 05:40 PM
Hi, marshaw and KBC!
So, there aren't possibly any requirements that trim has to be a certain width, KBC? Like for the code in a town or city?
Thanks!
There wouldn't be any code involved.
Code would be for,say,a fire hazard,a door swinging inward where there is a possibility of a blast from inside,not allowing the force to exit through an in-swing.. or the opposite,needing the in-swing to protect the outer side from a blast.
Window trim doesn't pose a residential threat in any way,it is decorative.
This is my humble opinion as I am not a code enforcement official.
creahands
Jun 18, 2010, 10:04 PM
Use same type of trim u have around door jamb. This will give the continuity in the trim.
Each room can be treated as an individual entity. Dwpends on the look u want.
Chuck
Clough
Jun 18, 2010, 10:08 PM
Hi again, marshaw!
Is this for a really old home or a more modern one, please?
Thanks!