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A rare 2-week trip to work on the house – Day 9

Thursday April 18

Big day today. It is the first time cutting through the siding and the sheathing to install the Powder Room and the Guest Bedroom windows.

The first hole is the size of the frame. Then, once the frame is dry fitted, it is time to cut the siding around the frame to accommodate the trim. The trim and the windowsill of the frame sit against the sheathing. The trim on the sides of the window is 3 1/2 inch wide and the trim on the top is 5 1/2 inch plus a drip-cap. Below you can see the progressions on both the powder room window and the guest bedroom window.

Dry-fitting the frame in the newly cut opening, this is the powder room window.
Installed powder room window with the trim around it, prior to painting.
Guest bedroom window. With trim installed, prior to painting.
Guest bedroom with painted frame, but the sashes have yet to be painted.