Window/kitchen sink installation
My question is: Why on earth would this be built that way? I wouldn't think that it could ever meet code requirements (doesn't matter what state) for a regular home loan. I am wanting to build up the sill to have a proper backsplash of 4 to 6 inches above the sink and build a decent ledge so that you can actually set something there and 'pass it through'. The house is stucco and I know I'm going to have to do a stucco patch on the built up part and repaint the patio area. My husband thinks we should just replace it with the same size window and 'leave well enough alone'.
Any carpenters out there? What would you do?
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Z on Feb 17, 2014Attention @Brian,can you help Nancy with this please? I'm with you Nancy. Since you'll be replacing the window this is the perfect time to fix the problem. My guess is the kitchen was either remodeled ("remuddled" as a friend of my calls such fixes) or added to the home somewhere during it's lifetime. Instead of replacing the window at the time they took the easy way out and worked around it. I'm sure there's a decorative way you could finish below the window on the outside without having to try and match the stucco if you don't want to worry about it matching perfectly. Since it's a pass through maybe add a shelf with base and brackets using composite (plastic like) lumber to fill the gap.Helpful Reply
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Adrianne C on Feb 18, 20141 1/2" is the width about of a 2 x 4. You could build a box to fill it in, and have a glass person get a window to fit.Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Feb 18, 2014I had the windows replaced in my home a few years ago and they can make a window any size you want. I would have the window opening built to the correct size you need. You can actually use wood to fill in on the outside and put in some pretty molding. To accent this, a decorative shelf could be incorporated to accommodate some pretty pots...maybe an herb garden. Years ago, window sills used to be several inches deep instead of just a few inches. A professional can fix this for you. If you have to replace the window, do it right the first time.Helpful Reply
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Nancy on Feb 18, 2014These countertops are low to start with (that's ok 'cause I'm short on one end too, lol). I think I will just have to see if I can find a shorter, standard size window and build up the base to fit the new window. I hate not having a backsplash because the glass in the window is all splattered and impossible to keep clean (I'm too short to reach it).Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Feb 19, 2014The primary reason why the window is lower then the sink top is the house had a remodel and someone in the past moved the sink in front of the window. This is not all that uncommon a find. AS far as code, I know nothing that would prohibit that from being done. I would simply remove the old window, frame it so the sill of the new is higher then the back splash and trim outside as needed. Then install a new window in the opening. Perhaps a garden window?Helpful Reply
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