Carpentry and Woodworking - Window moulding

I have a new construction house with windows that don't have any moulding on the sides or top. I don't like the look of drywall around the windows....just looks bad. I want to mould around the windows - but the installed ledge only extends about 1.75 inches past the side edge of the window...meaning that I cant use 2.25 inch moulding around the window - it will look silly on top of the ledge hanging out a half inch. I know they make 1.75 inch width moulding..but will that thin moulding look bad around the windows? I know its in the eye of the beholder...but does anyone have this experience? I don't really feel like replacing the ledges with wider ones....

If the ledges are wood do the following

Mesure how far out the ledge sits, then add 3/4" to each side.

Lets say your ledge sticks out 1" then your blocks would be 3/4"x1"x however thick. I would assume 3/4" Take some yellow wood glue like titebond II, glue the blocks inplace and hold it there with the blue masking tape. Aka Painters Tape. If you have a clamp that would work better. That way you can span it across the whole window. Let it dry, fill the gap with wood filler or bondo. "Preferably Bondo" Sand, prime, paint, and go buy yourself some 2.25 casing!! :)

I like your idea...my ledges stick out 1.75 inches, so I probably need to add at least another 0.5 inches of width.

Do you think this glue job will hold up to my 2 year old? Very little does in my house.

Importantly - I have rounded edges on my ledges (and 7 wedges under hedges ala Dr. Seuss). Should I cut those flat with a dovetail saw - then do the glue job?

Thank you for your response.

yes, you're going to need a flat edge to glue a rectangle block too. Don't worry about using too much glue, as you're going to sand, prime and paint anyways.

I would add 3/4" of an inch, because you don't know if your opening is square, etc. With the extra 1/4" you're saving yourself from the chance of it still sticking over the ledge.

Keep in mind, no matter how much you cut off, you need to make sure the ledge ends up sticking past the opening 2.5 inches on each side. Also, if you're going to round it again, I would add an additional .25" to compensate for the roundover So you'd be leaving yourself 2.5" of flat for the casing to butt into

that's great information. Thakns again. I'll let you know when I do it.

Glad I could help. I enjoy helping other people.

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