On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 9:24:26 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 10/1/2019 9:35 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 9:12:24 AM UTC-4, Spalted Walt wrote:
dpb wrote:


There's a siding outfit in Wichita that forms there own -- I'd talk to
somebody like that and see if they couldn't form for you or have another
option. Just a contractor reselling a product wouldn't necessarily expect.

Or, bend your own from aluminum, it really isn't that difficult but you
do need a bender--but for single wide they're not that expensive from HF.

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEXES8Y3jU

Or maybe buy the sill & brickmould prebent?
http://www.trimbender.com/window-trim/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3FAsSKvYM4

I may have found a local window place that will bend a piece for me. The
sales-guy says that all of their trucks have brakes on them so they could
probably bend a piece while a truck was in the yard. He said to stop in
with the dimensions to get a price.

Trimbender has a maximum length of 94" and I think (I'm not home) that the
actual length of my sill is a full 8'. Rough estimate is $14 for a 94" piece,
$30 shipping.

I'll see how the local place prices it and take it from there.

Thanks.


In a former life I used to do that as a side line, but used aluminum.
If vinyl can be bent as easily it is a simple job. I'd make a template
of all the pieces needed and bend them up at home, they take them to the
house and install quickly.


Either you were really good with pliers or you had a brake at home. All I have is the pliers.

Be sure to seal it so rain cannot get under it and rot any wood under
the sill.

My kludge has kept them dry for a few years. That part I can handle.

I replaced all my windows and doors. Even fashioned some homemade brick moulding
of sorts when I replaced the kitchen casement with a slider. Vinyl is as easy to work with
as wood for that sort of thing with the added bonus of not *needing* to be painted, but leaving
that option available.

Unfortunately, just like wood, it doesn't easily bend at right angles.