I’ll be replacing my old windows this summer but my house needs painting. Knowing that the exterior trim, sills etc will have to be removed and possibly replaced when doing the windows should I replace the windows then paint the house or vise versa or does it matter? Also, any recommendations as to replacement windows? How are the wood/vinyl clad windows? Thanks.
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art........
If you go with replacement windows, the old jambs stay. No need to remove anything but the sash. Pella has a nice wood/metal clad replacement dbl hng. window. There are as many replacements in vinyl and fibreglas as china has rice. Some good, some bogus.
If you get new construction windows, then the old jambs come out. If you're lucky, you won't need to alter the rough opening. You can remove them from the outside or the inside. How they're installed (attached) might make your decision easier. Usually I pick the side we want to keep due to maybe flashing details, siding, or perhaps unusual trim that we want to save.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Thanks Calvin, I guess the obvious, taking the old windows out from the inside, never ocurred to me. That makes my exterior painting/trim decision a non-issue.
art, make sure you take a look at all that the interior extrication has to offer. You can cut the ext. casing nails off from the outside using a sawzall/metal blade. The sill if there is one might screw things up, as would a change in opening size needed for new const. windows. The sill can be removed by cutting it in the middle and prying up and out, being careful of any other fasteners. How you deal with it and a new construction window should be thought out so there's no surprises after the paint job.
I'm sorry, can't remember if you mentioned the age of these windows. One thing for certain, new construction windows have no set sizing. All manufacturers will be different in unit size. Generally, there's a way to make it work, but it takes a bit of investigation. By far, the replacement route is easier, tho not always the most appealing to the eye.Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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I'm replacing old double hungs from 1961. They're big with nice mullins (?) I hate to change them but they're too drafty. I have replaced a few in my years but that was many moons ago. I recall having to cut the sill with my sawsall then too, and, fabricating my own with a kerf for the drip edge.