What is interior window casing?

Casings are the moldings that go around the window frames. They are installed outside the house to seal the window frame to the house blocking cold air from entering the interior. Inside, casings are the finishing touch to a window installation, the same as baseboards and door moldings finish off a room.

What is interior casing?

What is casing? Quite simply, it’s a moulding profile which frames (or trims) a door or window. Casing is functional as well as decorative. The main purpose of casing is to surround all doors and windows, covering any space or gap left between the drywall and frame.

What is the casing of a window?

Casing is the decorative molding or framing around a window that is used to cover the space between the window frame or jamb and the wall.

Is window casing necessary?

If you want your building or renovation project to have a finished look, interior window casing is highly recommended. When attractively designed and well-proportioned, window casing can enrich the overall aesthetic of a room.

Are interior window sills necessary?

Window sills are a necessity. Without the window sill, the window, wall and floors inside the home would all become water damaged. Window sills also play an important role in the functionality of the window.

What is the difference between window casing and trim?

Casing is a type of trim. Casing tends to refer to the trim around windows and doorways in a home. But trim can also refer to other types of molding, like baseboards or crown molding. Both are important for home design.

Do all windows need casing?

Do windows need casing? No, windows do not need casing. Homes often forgo casing windows as a means to save money or even as a style choice. Windows without casing can leave more room for art or can focus the eye on the view outside of the window.

Do window frames and baseboards have to match?

MYTH: Everything should match Painting all window and door trim, crown molding and baseboards the same colour provides consistency, but is not a rule. For example, only black baseboards will anchor a room while having only black crown moulding will frame the ceiling and draw your eye up.

Are window sills old fashioned?

Old-fashioned woodworkers did their best to impart high workmanship, knowing that window sills were destined to be on display for many years. They often used familiar techniques that are still as popular today as they were way back when.

How much does it cost to install window casing?

This cost estimate is for interior trim installation.

Sometimes,you can get cheaper trim installation when you have it done at the same time that you replace doors and windows.

If you need to remove old window trim or door casings before replacing them,you will need to pay additional labor expenses for removal.

How to install casing around a window?

Using a miter saw,make a 45-degree cut on one end of a piece of trim that its longer than the window is wide.

Position the shorter edge horizontally along the upper reference mark,with its angle resting on the vertical reveal line.

Mark the opposite end of the trim piece where the revel line intersects.

How to install exterior casings around new windows?

Pre-drill nail holes in the trim. Drill the holes through the outside surface of the trim.

Nail the trim to the wall. Get enough 2.5 in (6.4 cm) nails for all the holes in the trim.

Apply caulk around the trim. Squeeze a bead of caulk between the trim and the building’s siding.

Fill the nail holes with painter’s putty.

Prime and paint the trim as needed.

How to finish window casing?

Prepare the jambs: Marking a reveal.

Mark the trim,don’t measure: Mark the side casing.

Figure A: Window Trim Parts.

Install the window casings,stool and apron: Install the stool.

Cut the mitered apron returns.

Finish the apron.

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