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Title: Brick wall sill's
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 12:36:37 PM
Hi Guy's a easy one. What do you use and how to install the upper and lower recessed sill's ? Wood wall's just cut and install the window ? but the brick scratch build is another thing. Thanks again Dennis.
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: restocarp on September 23, 2019, 12:52:37 PM
Generally I just glue a piece of strip wood above and/or below the opening and paint it the stone/foundation grey/gray color.

Matt
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: fbernard65 on September 23, 2019, 01:06:17 PM
Exactly.

Frank
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 01:08:44 PM
Thanks Matt and Frank.......Dennis
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: deemery on September 23, 2019, 01:26:28 PM
I usually use strip styrene, but that's because I build my brick buildings from styrene sheet.  One thing I've done on occasion is cut away the styrene sheet on the top, exposing the (styrene) subwall, which I then paint a dark grey to represent iron/steel.  For the bottom sills, I often use a strip of brick cut lengthwise, so it's a row of 1/2 height bricks.  That's a common bottom sill treatment on brick structures.

dave
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 01:35:05 PM
Thank you Dave, Do you cut enough for the sill to sit under the window or do you just glue it to the outside of the opening?
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: deemery on September 23, 2019, 02:21:51 PM
Quote from: DennisBourey on September 23, 2019, 01:35:05 PM
Thank you Dave, Do you cut enough for the sill to sit under the window or do you just glue it to the outside of the opening?
I just glue it to the outside.  No one has noticed the sills don't actually go to the window castings :-)


dave
Title: Re: Brick wall sill's
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 02:34:24 PM
Dave, That's perfect.Thanks