Building A New Window Frame

Step by step instructions on how to build window screens using a screen frame kit.

Building a new window frame.

Take the jamb size and sill height into consideration when planning the placement. More product details close. Framing a window opening in a wall takes nothing more than the basic carpentry skills of measuring cutting and nailing. Then cut your pieces of molding to fit inside the window.

When you build a rough opening for a new window make it big enough to accommodate the window and a false frame that will finish the rough opening. The window frame or sash is the thicker typically 1 1 2 inch frame that holds the glass. Measuring for screen dimensions cutting the screen frame. Window screen fabric is sold separately.

Mark the center of the old sill so the new window will be centered. More exclusive windows might include a grid also part of the sash that holds individual panes of glass. Phifer s screen frame kit makes one 48 in. Then add 3 4 on all sides to allow some wiggle room to make the window plumb and level.

It s not as difficult as you may think and chances are you ll find that you can build a window frame in less than an hour. Decide which studs will have to be cut to install the new frame and which can be kept to use again. It may also be just an overlay that gives the appearance of individual panes. To make the frame even more sturdy use your hammer and nails and nail the pieces together at the corners.

Phifer s screen frame kit makes one 48 in. Now that you have chosen a new window for that wall you are building you need to build a frame for it. We use a 30 inch sill here but. If you want to add a decorative cross of wood molding in the middle of the frame measure the inside width and length of your window frame.