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Construct Custom Window Frames

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Couple moves to Colorado and builds dream home by hand!

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What happens here

For the window frames, cedar wood was utilized. The bottom sill of the window frame was constructed from a 4x4 piece of cedar, cut at a 15-degree angle to shed water. The top header was made from a large 3x6 rough-cut timber, and the side vertical pieces from rough-cut 2x4s. Decorative timberlock bolts were used on the exterior to secure these elements and add a three-dimensional, eye-catching 'popping' effect to the window surrounds. The dark walnut stain was also applied to these frames to complement the siding.

Goal: Fabricate robust and aesthetically pleasing window frames using cedar and rough-cut timber, incorporating decorative structural elements.

Tools and materials

  • Cedar Wood (4x4s
  • 3x6
  • 2x4s)
  • Dark Walnut Stain
  • Drill
  • Saw (e.g
  • Circular Saw
  • Miter Saw)
  • Timberlock Bolts

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gotta tell everybody about your windows your window frames here oh the window frame so uh so we used uh cedar for the window frames and used a 4x4 for the bottom cut at a 15 degree angle and then a nice big three by six rough cut on the top uh with some just some rough cut two by fours on the side so use some nice decorative um timberlock bolts for the outside to really make it stand out i really wanted to get that three-dimensional look to it um so that you know it's kind of a an eye catchy popping um wow effect and interestingly you know with the the stain use the dark walnut stain on that as well and see the contrast right because of the rough cut of the board absorbed a lot more of that dark stain so you get a nice contrast on the house all right guys that's a little bit about

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