Dusty Tales

I recently worked on a custom home that required radius window trim. It’s always a challenging and interesting task to create this special kind of trim, so I thought I’d write a bit about it.

There are a few ways to go about making radius window head pieces. The approach you use depends on the brand and model of window you are casing. In this example, we are working with ‘Eagle Brand’ windows which are manufactured with the jam piece in place. In other words, to trim out the window, all we had to install were the sill, apron, casing legs, and head piece.

In some cases, you can template the radius portion of the window and have the millwork supplier fabricate them for you. This is a pretty expensive option, and for this particular project, supplier wanted $250.00 dollars a piece. We had eleven windows in this house, and we were able to make the head pieces in approximately 2.5 working days. This amounted to substantial savings we were able to pass on to the client.

Here is how we made these particular window head pieces. (more…)

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Shown here are a few photos of Timber Passages installed in a custom home in Sisters, Oregon. The style of this home is true to its surroundings, Mountain Lodge.

The timber passages here are set up to fit inside the rough opening and it worked out really well. The framers did a good job in leaving us with enough room to achieve a 48-inch finished opening, with one inch reveals between the legs and the head piece.

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Today is the official launch of the Knot Blog and the new Nautilus Construction website!

A huge thanks go out to my awesome web designer, Adam Zarudny, who is responsible for the gorgeous design, and without whose help this site wouldn’t have happened.

Another thanks also goes out to my wife and her company Emerald Bay Photography who provided all the photography on this site.

Generously too, this website is hosted by Jake Ortman at Orty.com.

Please check back frequently for project updates and general writings on finish carpentry.