Don't Quit Your Day Job - Finishing a Window

Even though we love to renovate and remodel, we often find that we cannot "finish" some of our projects. Some things sit on the verge of being completed for months on end. This leads me to say "Don't Quit Your Day Job" as in "It'll only take a day to finish it, so don't stop now."

In April, we removed a large section of brick from the back of our house which was pulling away from the building. We also removed old siding that was water damaged on the converted garage area. The previous owners added two french doors in the one room that was built after the garage was converted. We were often perplexed at the addition of two sets of doors in one room and decided to ditch the second. We replaced this doorway with a new window. For two months, we procrastinated about finishing the trim around our new window.

This past week, my husband decided to tackle this project and get it done! It took him 3 hours and $25.

This is the "before" - window is secure, sheetrock is secure, first coat of joint compound

Custom Windowsill made by using router

"After" window - Trim is complete (to be painted)