Making timber windows

How to Make a Window A small window — for instance, a window in a loft — is not difficult to make. If you have a table saw, it can be done in less than half an hour. Save the leftover pieces for later. Cut the lap joints on the table saw. Join the pieces together using galvanized brads and waterproof glue.

Lay the screening over the frame and, using a tool made especially for this purpose, press the screen and a retaining spline into the groove. Garrett McDougall says:. June 15, at pm. Fred says:. June 24, at pm. Necap says:. July 17, at am. July 23, at pm. Click here to cancel reply. Home Improvement Coupons. Stay in Touch! A rabbet is a small shelf or notch on the ends of the pieces of lumber that fit together. They are used as a joint to assemble the frame.

Clamp the frame together without glue or nails. Measure from the inside of the channel to get the length and width of the window. Purchase an appropriate window using the measurements. Run a bead of exterior caulk on the inside of the channel on all four pieces. Apply glue to the rabbit joints. Insert the window into the channel as you fit the frame around the window, joining the frame together using the rabbet joints.

Clamp the frame together, and hammer four 2-inch nails, evenly spaced, through each one of the rabbet joints. Insert the window and frame assembly into the rough opening.