Making Concrete Window Sills

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Making concrete window sills.

Wedges driven through iron straps tighten up the mould when it is to be used. I ll show you how we made ours and you ll see it s not terribly difficult. It took me all of about 30 minutes to make ours. You may remember this from the blog on architectual detail for a reason the illusion of larger windows.

In fact we have one of the largest ranges of window sills in the whole of europe. 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. Measuring an old window sill width. If you have a bay window take a good look at what you can do there because in practice a bay.

My side jamb was notched at an angle to accept the window sill fig 5 2. Now that the window sill is exposed inside its a simple 2 step process to measure the width. Use a paintbrush to apply concrete bonding agent to the entire window sill. We offer bespoke designs for one off prestige projects or for any other reason that may arise.

Here s how to make a window sill. Kpc has been manufacturing precast concrete window sills almost since its humble beginnings the late 1960 s. Pay special attention to the side jamb and window sill. Kpc precast concrete window sills.

There are a number of ways you can do this such as window sills that simply fit over the old ones but you can also cover the old window sills with tiles or natural stone. After setting and leveling the window sills bill made a decorative wood apron to give it a finished look. Apply a 3 8 inch thick layer of concrete all over the sill with a trowel following any contours to mimic its original shape. Resurface stained or cracked concrete window sills with new concrete.

Forming concrete window sills and heads. What i ended up with was a. 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.

You may be able to find some online but the best way to get a window sill is to make them. Whether you require bay sills corner sills or wide face sills we can offer you a solution that will suit your needs. If you fit new window sills you can make them to match in all your rooms. We have built up a product range that cannot be matched by any of our competitors.

For the concrete take one part by measure of portland cement one part of.