doug,

you made some good assumptions there. you are right, i dont know too
much about those windows, the house was built before i was born even!
i was looking for feedback like yours.

i will have to take a closer look at the windows, at first glance i
didnt notice the steel frame, so i need to know if it is there.

can you tell me this, is there any part of the steel frame or casement
that is actually behind the walls? if you have seen some of the
windows at home depot you know what i am talking about. the windows
there are different for new install and for replacement.

anyway, thanks again.

Fish.


On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:30:57 -0600, Doug Boulter
wrote:

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.