Need some help with a window stool/trim problem.

07-30-2010, 10:02 PM	#1
RickDel Member   Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 112	Need some help with a window stool/trim problem. Hello, I trimmed out my window, but made a mistake. Now I don't want to redo the stool so is there another solution (maybe a wood filler I can push into the void)? Thanks!

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07-30-2010, 10:54 PM	#2
wombosi Member   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Western Masschusetts Posts: 574	Need some help with a window stool/trim problem. bummer dude. i would either remove the casing or the stool and glue in a little piece to fill that hole. match up the color and grain carefully and no one will ever know. brad nail it in from behind.

07-30-2010, 11:37 PM	#3
eisert Remodeling Contractor   Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 86	Need some help with a window stool/trim problem. How about removing the stool and cutting some more off of the back? It won't project from the wall quite as much, but would look much cleaner than stuffing a bunch of wood filler in there.

07-30-2010, 11:39 PM	#4
Gary in WA Moderator   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,785	Need some help with a window stool/trim problem. If you remove the stool, just rip it narrower at the window and other casing set-back. (Great minds.....) Be safe, Gary __________________ Clothes taking longer to dry? Clean the dryer screen in HOT water if using fabric softener sheets. They leave a residue that impedes air-flow, costing you money. Clean the ducting in the last six months? 17,000 dryer fires annually!