Replacing Exterior Window Trim
When your exterior window trim becomes damaged and you need to replace it you can choose between wood or plastic.
Replacing exterior window trim. Exterior trim around a window serves two purposes. Years later that trim began rotting profusely. It is decorative providing a contrast to the area around the window and also it keeps water from getting into the wall around the window. Each has advantages and disadvantages including price and maintenance.
Replacing window trim not only improves your home s appearance it also insulates it from the rain and cold. The space doesn t appear to be from rotted wood it somehow seems to be that the house itself wasn t made to connect to the floor. They failed however to use the same bug and rot resistant material for the window trim. This home already had its exterior renovated using hardieplank lap siding.
Whichever type of exterior window trim you choose this article briefly explains how to complete the job. Unfortunately people don t always make the right choices. To begin replacing the trim carefully pull the old trim off and use it as a guide to cut the new trim to size. Instead windows were trimmed using pine and then primed and painted.
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