How To Finish Your Window Sill
Are you in the thick of it building your dream forever home? Or perhaps you are finally finishing your basement and creating more comfortable spaces in your home. Regardless of why you would be googling "How to finish window sills" this is an exciting time for you!
So to get to the point of what brought you here...
We are your solution to finishing off your window sills!
Windows have many components to them so while you are googling "Window Sills", you may be meaning to search "Window Jamb Extensions" or "Vinyl Jamb Liners" or something of the sort.
Best described by https://www.championwindow.com/, a window sill is "the shelf-like, flat piece of the window trim found at the base of the window". So it's actually just one part of the window that you would be finishing. The window jamb extension is what the material that fills that entire space between the window and your drywall is referring to. As seen in our title picture.
There are a few options for how to do this and the kind of material that you use; MDF, Med-Ex, drywall, and PVC are the most common materials and each have different outcomes.
We are the "PVC Home Products" experts so naturally we encourage the use of PVC for the following reasons:
-Moisture Resistant - This alone should be the reason you chose PVC. In high condensation areas such as the basement, bathroom and kitchen, it is HIGHLY recommended to go with something moisture resistant. Otherwise you will resent all of the hard work that was put into your jamb extensions go down the drain as soon as the first person accidentally puts a wet glass on top of your sill without a coaster.
-Maintenance Free- Our PVC Window Jamb Extensions are designed to be maintenance free! These are installed in a way that do not require any painting so you get to enjoy the glossy PVC finish without ever worrying about upkeep and they are very easy to clean whether you use soapy water, Spray Nine or a duster.
-Match Your PVC Windows - Our glossy white PVC material nearly flawlessly matches PVC windows. They will look like a match made in heaven - to the point that no one would suspect you bought them from a different supplier than your window supplier.
-Easy To Install - Our simplified solution to installing window jamb extensions has made them very diy friendly. If you are able to read a measuring tape and send us measurements, you should have no problem installing Trim Rite's PVC Window Jamb Extensions on your own.
To get back to the question "How to finish off window sills", the answer is "call Trim Rite Mfg. and get custom jamb extensions made to fit your windows.
We take the measurements of your height, width and depth (at each corner!) and manufacture the jambs here in our shop in Saskatchewan, Canada. We completely build the frame for your extension by screwing together each corner. We then disassemble the jambs by removing the screws and laying each piece flat for the purpose of cheaper shipping costs. We include the necessary silicone for installing as well as our patent pending installation clips and the screws to re-assemble the jambs.
We ship Canada wide regularly and have sent a few projects to the United States as well. If you are in the market but are unsure if we can accommodate your location, please reach out and we will look into that for you.
Once you receive your flat packages of PVC Window Jamb Extensions, you simply re-assemble the jambs using the provided screws. You then apply the supplied silicone to your window and pop the jamb into place, securing it until the silicone is set using our supplied clips.
12-24 hours later once the silicone is set, the clips can be removed and your window is now ready for casing.
By taking the depth measurement at each corner of your window, we are factoring in the depth change across the length of your wall. Very rarely is a wall perfectly straight across the whole window so using our solution, you won't have to worry about trimming off excess material once they are installed.
We also take the pain off of your back by only charging you for the amount of material that you use. You are not paying for material that ultimately will sit in a corner waiting to be used that you just can't bring yourself to recycle because that was hard earned money used to buy it.
...The other options are to hire a contractor (or diy) to finish the extensions for you. You will likely use one of the above mentioned materials which would require buying more material than you will likely use to complete the project, then fill nail holes, sand and paint the jambs and then repaint every 5 or so years as required.
Please visit our heading "PVC Window Jamb Extension" for more information on how the product works and to see how you can go about ordering your own to "Finish Off Your Window Sills" ;) or to answer your question to "How to Build Window Jamb Extensions".
