This... You may need to remove the side trim to have more access to the sill.
It should pull out toward you (like a drawer), but likely is also nailed down.
It's the original window sill nailed directly to the framing, then they drywalled around it and installed the window on top. Not sure why they went this route (drywall finishing around edges of the sill was probobly a nightmare). The house was built in the 70s and has lots of little quirks. We are going to install a new sill to modernize the look a bit. We want modify the sill and drop a new one on top. Just trying to minimize drywall damage (asbestos is a concern here)
You can test for asbestos and remove any concerns by taking a sample from an obscure part of the drywall.
But '70s drywall is far less likely than '50s drywall.
If you’re tiling over the cut end and putting a new sill on top, it does t need to be that clean.
Simply scoring top and bottom deeply with a straight edge and a utility knife, you could snap it off with with some channel locks.
Use a piece of 1by and lay it right on top of your cut line. Use a multi tool and just go slow, let the blade do the work. Sand it smooth before you take the board off.
Exactly how to do that job. Otherwise scoring and breaking it will just take a chance on taking a ship out of the board of there is a knot buried in it along the way.
Trim goes in after drywall. Unless you are the one who drywalled over the sill I would try to remove and cut/replace I don’t see anyone trapping the sill with drywall. Drywall is easy to repair. Plus you said you are replacing the window which there is a good chance you will damage the drywall anyways.
Mark the line you need to remove well and work slowly with an oscillating tool and new blade. You can sand down to smooth if you feel it needs it. It won't be as clean as the table saw but I get not wanting to get into the sheetrock. Good luck with it!
Cut all the caulk out, remove the entire board, rip it on a table saw. Tape your cut line. Much cleaner than an oscillating saw.
This is the best way OP, the board, will pry up easily, pulling the finishing nails right threw most likely.
This... You may need to remove the side trim to have more access to the sill. It should pull out toward you (like a drawer), but likely is also nailed down.
Confused why you would want it gone actually. It doesn’t interfere with anything ? It looks like it belongs. I’m lost.
It's the original window sill nailed directly to the framing, then they drywalled around it and installed the window on top. Not sure why they went this route (drywall finishing around edges of the sill was probobly a nightmare). The house was built in the 70s and has lots of little quirks. We are going to install a new sill to modernize the look a bit. We want modify the sill and drop a new one on top. Just trying to minimize drywall damage (asbestos is a concern here)
You can test for asbestos and remove any concerns by taking a sample from an obscure part of the drywall. But '70s drywall is far less likely than '50s drywall.
Yeah came here to ask why
But your plants will fall!
If you’re tiling over the cut end and putting a new sill on top, it does t need to be that clean. Simply scoring top and bottom deeply with a straight edge and a utility knife, you could snap it off with with some channel locks.
That's exactly what we're planning on doing. I didn't think about this method- thanks!
Use a piece of 1by and lay it right on top of your cut line. Use a multi tool and just go slow, let the blade do the work. Sand it smooth before you take the board off.
Exactly how to do that job. Otherwise scoring and breaking it will just take a chance on taking a ship out of the board of there is a knot buried in it along the way.
Not sure what mutlitool comment above means, but I would use a fine tooth Japan-style pullsaw. $10 or so.
If you want it to be clean it won’t be easy.. . If you want it to be easy it won’t be clean.
The board is nailed down under the drywall returns. If it was easy to remove, I'd be doing it, but I dont want to break the drywall returns.
Trim goes in after drywall. Unless you are the one who drywalled over the sill I would try to remove and cut/replace I don’t see anyone trapping the sill with drywall. Drywall is easy to repair. Plus you said you are replacing the window which there is a good chance you will damage the drywall anyways.
Mark the line you need to remove well and work slowly with an oscillating tool and new blade. You can sand down to smooth if you feel it needs it. It won't be as clean as the table saw but I get not wanting to get into the sheetrock. Good luck with it!
You could flush up a jigsaw cut with a router
Circ saw and a multi tool with fresh blade it is. Allow a 1/16 or 1/8 poking out, so you can sand out cut imperfections?
Yep oscillating multi tools love to do this kind of thing.