We are getting new windows installed in a few days in our 25 year old 3 level townhouse. The trim was delivered ahead of time so we could paint it first, but the trim they delivered is an inch thicker and an inch wider that what we have now.
Because we live in a townhouse with Strata by-laws the look of the trim has to match what was there before. I spoke with the installer and he told me that the new trim will sit against the plywood wall, not on top of the siding like the current trim. No other unit in our complex with the original or new windows looks to be this way, not even another unit that used this same company.
So is this a legit explanation? To make the finished product look the same as what exists now they would have to cut down the siding around all the windows so the new trim sits beside it instead of on top of it. Then they would have to rip all the new boards down to the correct width. All the trim we just painted will have an exposed edge (no paint or primer). I'll have to hire a painter to go fix that. Why would they not order the correct width in the first place?
Thanks
Last edited by: coolatt on Sept. 2, 2018, 7:09 a.m., edited 2 times in total.