Making Concrete Window Sills

Use a paintbrush to apply concrete bonding agent to the entire window sill.

Making concrete window sills.

For the concrete take one part by measure of portland cement one part of. Pay special attention to the side jamb and window sill. Here s a link to the router bit https amz. Whether you require bay sills corner sills or wide face sills we can offer you a solution that will suit your needs.

From the inside take the measurement from end to end fig 5 1. If you didn t know you can t really buy window sills. I ll show you how we made ours and you ll see it s not terribly difficult. Here s how to make a window sill.

Now that the window sill is exposed inside its a simple 2 step process to measure the width. Apply a 3 8 inch thick layer of concrete all over the sill with a trowel following any contours to mimic its original shape. You may remember this from the blog on architectual detail for a reason the illusion of larger windows. What i ended up with was a.

You may be able to find some online but the best way to get a window sill is to make them. Kpc has been manufacturing precast concrete window sills almost since its humble beginnings the late 1960 s. Precast concrete window sills delivery direct to site anywhere in the uk with fast shipping on standard units. If you fit new window sills you can make them to match in all your rooms.

Measuring an old window sill width. Wedges driven through iron straps tighten up the mould when it is to be used. My side jamb was notched at an angle to accept the window sill fig 5 2. Kpc precast concrete window sills.

In fact we have one of the largest ranges of window sills in the whole of europe. It took me all of about 30 minutes to make ours. Make wooden moulds wrought inside of the dimensions and shapes of the heads and sills arranging one side to be removable as shown in the sketch. Resurface stained or cracked concrete window sills with new concrete.

After setting and leveling the window sills bill made a decorative wood apron to give it a finished look. Since this video i learned about a router bit for profiling the edge of window sills which is easier. If you have a bay window take a good look at what you can do there because in practice a bay. We have built up a product range that cannot be matched by any of our competitors.

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