ᐅ Interior Window Sills – What Depth or Overhang Is Recommended?

Created on: 25 Jan 2018 19:15

Hello,

I was working away from home this week and stopped by the construction site briefly this evening.
I couldn’t believe my eyes.
The main contractor installed the interior window sills, but they protrude by at least 10 cm (4 inches), and probably around 8.5 cm (3.3 inches) after plastering.
Isn’t that unusual nowadays?
That was common practice in the past when you needed to hide radiators underneath.
Now all the issues begin, but surely it can’t stay like this, right?

Best regards,
Daniel

White window frame with wide window sill in front of raw concrete block wall; construction work visible.

Interior construction site: raw concrete wall, window sill, pipe penetration, pink markings on the wall

Coffee cup on provisional window sill; exposed cable duct in wall.

Mycraft26 Jan 2018 11:50

#43

Let me guess, you have a not-so-thick stone? About 15cm (6 inches)?

Mycraft26 Jan 2018 12:55

#44

I mean the exterior wall.

winnetou7826 Jan 2018 12:59

#45

Hmm no, 36.5°C (97.7°F), why?

Nordlys26 Jan 2018 13:27

#46

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you. Approach it like this: I don’t want to argue now... I just want to solve this problem. For me, it’s the same issue. Let’s discuss it... but in the end, narrower window sills should be installed.
Karsten

Mycraft26 Jan 2018 13:32

#47

Well, with narrow bricks there simply isn’t enough space to install the usual window sills that are 20cm (8 inches) deep. That’s why it looks like it does in your case.

But it seems to be caused by something else if, as you say, you have 36.5cm (14.4 inches). Anyway, just have it fixed and move on. A good general contractor will be open to discussing this.

winnetou7826 Jan 2018 13:34

#48

If necessary, I would even give him 100 euros for the inconvenience, as I don’t want to argue.

ᐅ Interior Window Sills – What Depth or Overhang Is Recommended?

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