I am going to be installing Anderson 100 series windows on a home built in 08′ that has low end vinyl windows(Brick exterior with sheetrock returns). What is the best way to remove these windows. Most are fixed but one or two are single hung.
thankyou
jb
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the best way.........
would be to figure how you're going to install the 100's and then take a look at how they installed the old. Plan an attack with that information.
Of course, if the windows were installed new, the returns would have been added later.
You might be able to take them out via the exterior, leaving a nice line on the return at the window jamb edge-going back after install with some L-bead or flat tape it. If the new window is deeper in the frame pocket (deeper jamb depth), you might have to cut back or remove the return and the cornerbead and refinish around each install.
Pretty much what you got, what you need to do. Hard enough in person, harder yet over the internet with just words.
If you could post a photo of both the int. and ext., might help get the picture of what's needed.
If you don't know what else to do, you probably want to disassemble the first one to take it out, so you can see how it's attached without having to tear up the surroundings too much.
What is wrong with your vinyl windows?
1. Clad windows don't look that different from vinyl.
2. I have the same windows. I like it for operation, weather strips and noise reduction. But it has poor sealing where the wood contacts the glass. I use humidifier in winter because my heat is hot air furnace. Condensation on window glass is beginning to damage the wooden parts of the window. I also bought them unfinished inside. That was a lot of windows to paint.
3. If your decision is based on you just not liking the vinyl part, you should second think yourself. I can think of many things around the house where money can be spent better.
second most of that....
4 years old is near new for the lifespan of even a low end window, generally speaking.
I have installed 100's before on a house that had aluminum windows- circa 1976. Those were pretty easy. But these are new construction and have a plastic flange as do most new construction solutions. The qustion is- do I just break the glass and start cutting the window frame or is there a more graceful method???
jb
The sashes can, with near certainty, be removed from the frames without breaking anything, or even munging up the frame very much.
window frame removal.
Maybe you would comment on your method of removing a window like the one I've described. As I stated earlier, most of the window units are pircture frame.
Even with fixed sash windows, there's generally a removable (though perhaps with difficulty) stop holding the sash in. This is necessary to permit glass replacement in case of breakage.
petesyoungest,
There should be some stop or weather stripping on the inside frame to remove. Then take a heatgun and a wide trowel to gently pry the glass out. Cut the caulk seam on the inside casing. Then insert a wonderbar or similar between the brick and the casing to pry it out. May have to cut one with a recip saw and the rest will come.