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   Thomas_Moen | Feb 05, 2002 10:26pm | #1

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   Joel, it depends. Get someone with experience to help you. Be safe!

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   Boss_Hog | Feb 05, 2002 10:55pm | #2

   *I never, ever put windows in until the roof is on. If a ladder slips, or something is dropped, you can spend a bunch of money real quick. If you want to leave the house closed up, cover the windows with your shething and cut them out with a sawzall later.

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   Ken_Drake | Feb 06, 2002 01:11am | #3

   *Yeah Joel,Put the windows in later. Too many opportunities for breakage, as Boss said.

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   nathan_wegemer | Feb 06, 2002 10:05am | #4

   *Yeah, but, I've installed around a hundred or so while walls are flat, and haven't broken one. If the hole is going to be way, way up in the air, then the window in first might not be a bad idea. Especially if it's a picture window. I'll take part of that first sentence back. I did let a saw roll off the roof while being a dumbass apprentice. It shot off the roof, the cord came tight, and it swung back and right through a priceless vinyl single-hung. Better be careful, like the old-timers above said.

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   ricky_espo | Feb 13, 2002 02:33am | #5

   *I have run a framing crew for twenty years and would never dream of putting windows in while the wall was down except for maybe an attic window if I was going to side the wall while down as well. Being able to pass materials through these openings is essential. Climbing in and out onto staging for exterior trim, ect.. not to mention breakage.

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   Mad_Dog | Feb 13, 2002 05:47pm | #6

   *Another thing is I don't like the windows exposed to weather on their inside surfaces. Brings a new meaning to "stain grade". Probably wouldn't matter if they weren't wood on this side though.

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   David_Mason | Feb 13, 2002 08:59pm | #7

   *The only time I've put them on is when we are using T1-11 without any window trim(lowend houses). We never did break any.Dave