I’m looking for suggestions:
I have an elliptical arch top window that the builder obviously lost or broke the inside casing. What was put up in its place was a series of straight casing pieces that were caulked and somehow kerfed to fit. Needless to say, it looks pretty lousy. The casing is the standard flat profile that is 2.5″ wide.
Since I moved into the house 3.5 years ago, I have been systematically replacing all the interior trim (baseboads and door and window casings). The casing I am using is what I believe is called “legal casing”. It is 3.5″ wide by 1-1/16 thick at the outer edge with a series of beads/roundovers to a flat center section tha rises up to a half-round-ogee at the inner edge. I believe it is profile # WH-203 (??).
I was contemplating creating an inside form and then ripping thin strips (1/8″) from two pieces of casing material and then laminating them on the form. (Seems like a lot of work!) I could make an elleptical blank using 5/4 material but I can’t find a router bit or combination of bits that will produce the desired profile and I’m not sure if I can produce a clean enough profile routing around the curve of the ellipse.
Is there an easier way of doing this?
Brian
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many molding profiles are available in a flexible resin material
You might check with your local lumber yard. Mine will provide wood moldings made to match templates I make from the window.
If you use the flex resin moldings check to see if there's a recomended nail gauge to use. Fatter nails will make it split.
Check with the window manufacturer to see if you can get a new piece of trim.
If the trim is painted, you could mill Azek, heat and bend to shape. If the trim isn't painted, laminating them would be a lot of work and would not look good.
laminating them would be a lot of work and would not look good.
Thats where your wrong, I've laminated many curved trim pieces and I'd bet you couldnt tell how it was done once it was painted.
You are right that laminating is a lot of work though, thats why curved trim cost more!
Doug
Read my post again. I said if the trim isn't painted, laminated trim won't look good. Recommending the use of "Hide Signatures" option under "My Preferences" since 2005
My apologies, I didnt catch the "isnt painted" part.
Doug