fish wrote on 27 Mar 2006:

how hard is it to get those windows
removed from a building?

You haven't given us nearly enough information about the casements
so I'll make some assumptions.

The frames are steel, and there is a steel "pan" that serves as a
sill and sides and top. You want (correctly) to remove the entire
steel frame, not just the steel muntins.

The casement windows were screwed to the exterior of your stud
walls.

Brick veneer was installed over the stud walls after the casements
were installed.

If these are all true, removing the old casements is a bear. It
involves taking out the glass, then cutting the frame apart with a
Sawzall. It will take roughly twice as long to get the old window
out as it will to install the new one, including doing the trim.

To the extent that my assumptions are not true, your job will be
easier, but I'd be surprised if this will be anywhere near as easy
as you seem to think. It's orders of magnitude more difficult than
removing an old door.

--
Doug Boulter

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