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Vermont Farmhouse - Episode 06

Finishing Touches for Windows

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To frame the exterior views from the dining area in the Quechee Lakes farmhouse, two banks of four double-hung window meet at the room's corner. Bob Ryley, Home Again's resident carpenter, has these tips completing the window's finish trim:

• Instead of putting finish trim around each individual window, treat the entire bank of windows as a single unit with one windowsill and one header.

• Always attach the windowsill and the header first. It is much easier to cut the individual vertical pieces (mullions) to length with the sill and header in place.

• Dry fit each piece of wood before fastening it in place. Windows are often a room's focal point, and small mistakes are easily noticed.

• Finish the corner where the two windows meet with a mullion strip. It will mask any flaws in wood's edge, as well as add a nice decorative touch.

• When trimming wood windows, leave a small reveal (about and eight-inch) around the window's frame. It adds yet another level of interest to the finish trim.

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