how to replace window sill, rotted sill and nose. easy! 

Thank you R. Happy to help. Thank you so much!

You are awesome Dan. Thanks so much for commenting!

thank you gods gurl! you are so right!

awesome emiline. You got this!!

You got this emiline!

Unfortunately, true, because of all the crap finger-jointed trim being used.

yes. i want to cry i have 1 window with really rotten sill and i know i just need a new sill, NOT a new window. and i can do this myself. thank you so much….. you are heaven sent.

awesome christian! glad to hear it friend..that means the videos work! thanks for sharing! new e-course coming soon!

Thank you Eric! I appreciate you my friend

thank you derek! appreciate the comment!

So awesome Kim! Thank you for sharing!!

That’s awesome 641. You got this

thank you lori! always appreciate you!

Was there other rot going on or just the sill?

Awesome this is good to know. Thank you!

Awesome Jose! So glad it helped you. Thanks so much for watching

Makita is awesome!

You got this my friend. Thank you for sharing

Hey Claudio Thanks so much for sharing

You got this in the kitchen. This task is easy to overthink. Don’t you do it!

Showed my hubby this video too, said yep looks really easy to do except we have replacement windows, not the original window. Windows would all have to be taken out first. Do you have a video showing how to do this?

thank you BS..appreciate the comment!

Thank you Martha. You got this!

It was! thank you dive!

Thank you Hector. Appreciate the comment sir!

Thank you a B, step-by-step you got this

So good friend. Thanks for sharing. Quick rot. Maybe was never painted. They have pvc now to which is super sweet. You got this Robert!

You got this mike.

@@homemend The sill is relatively easy to replace just from the inside, doing mine upstairs on a colonial, through the open window. But how do you nail down the new sill?

thank you bob!

You got this Ashton. Thanks so much for commenting

thank you steven! appreciate you friend!

Awesome Adam. So happy to have you my friend thank you for sharing

Thank you SP! Appreciate the comment

Thank you sik skills! Appreciate you sir

Thank you Rick. Appreciate the comment.

Hi Susan no ma’am this was specifically for the sill however rebuilding with two by fours is the way to go.

Thank you, Jay!

Hey buzz check out the description there’s a link to my favorite tools, you got this! Thanks for commenting

Thank you mrs!

Thank you Marilyn! I appreciate the comment

So awesome Orlando, glad it helped you out my friend. Thanks for watching :-)

Hey Cheryl you sure do know how to make a guy feel special.Thanks for watching!

Absolutely. Thanks for commenting!

You are most welcome Christie . I’ve got a video for just about everything, come back next time :-)

Thank you Mr. Kelly!

Thank you CJ!

hey LA this one was wood....eeee..extremely frugal rental property owner....maybe in a few years...lol

Thank you Mark. Appreciate the comment!

Hey wonder. This had some rotten framing underneath it just had to be reframed, a few more two by fours to beef it up. Thanks for commenting!

You are most welcome stray. At the end of 14 you will be a master :-) thanks for sharing

Hey Mike, thanks for watching… This one would need to be a minimum of 2 inches to get through the Brickmould, longer would be better

Thank you Santiago. You know there are always issues my friend and of course I have no idea until we open it up. You got this

Hey Lisa thanks so much for commenting :-)

Hey Jb. Just long enough to get through the nose. 2”? Thank you sir!

@@homemend can you use the same nails for a solid PVC sill and nose?

You got this bad!

Any exposed joints, my friend. You got this

Absolutely. Thank you James

James the stool is that regarding the wood that's rotted that the sill sits on?

Hey Ferdinand! Good question. Thinking ahead is your best approach. you should not need to. Just butt your J channel right up underneath the sill And then caulk as needed.

hey diane.. its in the trim aisle where you can cut by the foot...if they dont have wood, you can check vinyl too...its identical..i hope this helps..

Hey Brandon check in the trim aisle, you can cut it by the foot. Definitely called sill and nose. Home Depot

Hey j. You can my friend. Confidence is everything.

@@homemend and physical strength, experience, a good tool and sharp blade help too! Pvc trim also easier to cut than any hardwood or PT lumber. I'd never attempt it myself with cheap and heavy ryobi saw, would definitely use my little miter/chop saw.

Hi Veronica the sill and nose. it’s sold at the depot in both wood and vinyl. Mine was wood. 😀

Hey Dan these were 2 1/2 inch trim nails

Hey Dee. Your building supply store should carry all those pieces individually, especially with these old school windows, the new windows are vinyl and usually come all in one piece

@@homemend Thanks. I was just looking online at my local Lowe's and Home Depot, both are out of stock.

gracias amigo!

Emiline! You know your flying insects. Lol. Virginia Beach.

@@homemend I hear them every summer. I could never forget. 💜

you're awesome

Hi Karl. I know they have it at the Home Depot and it is sold by the foot in the trim aisle. They also have the PVC equivalent sold in 7 foot pieces. I hope this helps

Hey David. They do have it at both but depot for sure. Bought separately sill and nose. Sold by the foot in the trim aisle. They also have vinyl as well.

Hi Karen. I just cut out the rotted part and replaced it, and threw in a new stud so I could secure the sill. I hope this helps!

Hey z. I never have. Now you u know how easy it is to change them 😃

Hi Ellen no this was just wooden primed sale and nose. They do have a PVC equivalent, but treated wood is generally used just for outside the home

Yes I am galvanized 2 inch. Good eye!

hey Ac!..this ones a rental for an extremely uh...frugal home owner.... you got this!

So I replaced the window I was kind of second on the job as there was a primary person hired to do the work. The instal went beautifully. He did one thing I don't think I would have done we needed more space in the existing still. He chiseled it by hand where I would have just taken a rotary tool and a straight edge and cut it out that way but I couldn't believe how beautiful his chiseling was. it's a shame to even cover it with the window when we were all done. And after caulk and paint, it looked beautiful.

so awesome man...glad it worked out..thanks so much for sharing! great confidence booster

Hey wish. I usually do painters caulk and paint after wards. A good semigloss exterior paint will take care of water. Thanks for commenting!

Hey tungsten. The double sale will definitely be a challenge but most times you don’t need to cut the sill in one piece you can do two separate sills and then one long nose across the front. You got this!

@@homemend Thanks for the advice.

I’ve got one Broski! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z6irLrRZyv4.html

i had such fun with this one! lol thanks AI!

hey steven ..i like wood because its ...wood...but if youre looking for longevity they do sell just about ever trim piece in pvc or vinyl now....i like them both but never had to come back on pvc !

@@homemend what type of wood? Cedar? Pine? Other?

Hi John. This was probably the original window sill from the house… Possibly 75+ years old. The reason wood rots out is because it’s not protected. Homeowners with wood trim should have it painted and recaulked every few years. Maybe more in problem , prone to water areas. I hope this helps

Hey Raymond yes sir. You may try building the area up with wood to help secure the new window and definitely insulate it. Then you would need to modify the trim on the outside to trim it out as needed.. Does this make sense question ? Check out the mighty network you can upload photos if needed

@@homemend Thanks pal.

Hey Mark these were at least 2 inch but 2 1/2’s would be better, exterior finish nails, galvanized

Hey AC. They sell wood and PVC of this style in the baseboard aisle at Home Depot. The wood is cut by the foot and the PVC is sold by the piece. You got this

Thank youu!!! I think I found it!

you got this susan! i will help you through it...thanks so much for commenting!

Hi pat. Always makita!

hey Cynthia... just a basic 2x4 framing replace, cut out the rot, install new..you got this!

@@homemend just so where on same page where talking about rot underneath the window sill ?

Hey Martin this is sold at the Home Depot sill and nose , They also offer the same thing in vinyl

hey WW..it was there, a small section on the left side.. the sill was the main part... i hope it helped you!

3:11 of the video you see it

Hey Michael here is the sill and no’s material. In PVC. They do sell it in wood cut to size and by the foot but can’t find a link online for that one, that one’s in store www.homedepot.com/p/Veranda-1-1-4-in-x-5-1-4-in-x-84-in-Vinyl-Sill-Moulding-RY327-ZM084CRY/207001400 www.homedepot.com/p/1-3-8-in-x-1-5-16-in-x-84-in-Vinyl-Composite-Sill-Molding-0711807003/100032809

@@homemend Awesome, thank you so much!

Hey WW. Sometimes they do install vinyl windows over top of wood that later needs to be replaced. Ideally, you would want to remove the window, but if it’s all metal wrapped and pretty, I would try to rebuild it with the window in place think of it more as surgery… I hope this helps.

Heyhey yes I would’ve loved to show the inside as well but it was super dark in there. I hope the video helped you

Hey mike. The sill and nose are in the trim aisle at the depot. 😃

Hello ct! Home Depot in the baseboard aisle!

Hey CT. This is available in the cut by the foot trim section of the Home Depot. Sold separately

Hey Sharon, I always get mine from the Home Depot in the trim aisle. It is sold cut by the foot and it is also sold in 7 foot pieces in PVC. Good luck!

Hey 0 90. You can check out thehomemenders.com and see what’s in my truck. For this job I used a circular saw, prybar and a nail gun. I also cut the trim with a miter saw. I hope this helps!

I don’t know. Zip tape?

Who won. I don’t have hey SKU but it’s in the trim aisle at Home Depot and it is sold by the foot around six dollars for the sale and two dollars for the nose. Buy it as long as you need it. They also have The same in vinyl

Hey Michael. This came from the Home Depot, it is sold in the trim Aisle and cut to whatever length you need. You got this

@@homemend Thanks! 😄

Excellent, Eric. You nailed it.

Hey Jim, the nose should be right next to the sill. I usually favor the depot and have no trouble finding it. It’s cut by the foot but they also sell 7 foot pieces of PVC as well check in that section if you can’t find it in the wood

Hey, on the water. That is a great question and I’ll answer it the same way I do for everyone and you may have read it in the comments but I just checked its availability and we are good to go Not sure if it’s just an East Coast thing? But check it out anytime I buy anything it’s from Home Depot unless I say otherwise but typically the depot wins. This is called sill and nose. The only thing available online is the full 7 foot vinyl sticks, but they also sell it by the foot in wood in the trim aisle. It’s been there as long as I have been a contractor. What part of the country are you in? Go to the Home Depot app ( they don’t offer a product number ) no and type in 1-3/8 in. x 1-5/16 in. x 84 in. Vinyl Composite Sill Molding You will be shown the sill, and the nose. You can toggle the switch “available in stores now“ but if yours does not have it available now you can also order it. I hope this helps. Keep me posted.

Hey jas. Both Home Depot and Lowe’s should have them. They are sold by the foot at Home Depot so I would suggest there. The nose is sold separately. It’s pretty pricey so make sure you got your measurements close

Thank you Ken!

thank you brian!

Hey Cathy I don’t really pay much attention to it… As long as you don’t disturb it, break it, cut it… If you leave it alone it will leave you alone

hey G..you could...but as long as its sealed and painted..you should be good to go. :)

You’ll get them next time Rommel. Thanks for commenting