Recent content by rjw117

Thanks so much for this very thorough and patient explanation! It is making much more sense now. I can see how that can/would have worked back when it was built. In the intervening years it looks like someone has taken the original board (gotcha on the terminology!) out and replaced with a cheap...

Decorating a couple of rooms in my house and have removed the old windowsills. Each of the sills has a slight overhang - as you would expect. I removed with intention of replacing and found something surprising. Rather than the wood being cut to size for the overhang - the brick has been cut to...