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Basement Window Replacement
I want to remove my old basement windows and replace them with vinyl
slider types. The old ones are steel frame, hopper type and the concrete foundation is poured around the steel frames (buck) on 3 sides and the top is tight to the wood sill. The concrete is sloped on both sides and the bottom, inside and out, and after I remove the old frames I will have a channel in the concrete on 3 sides. I want to frame out the rough opening for the windows with pressure treated lumber but how would you do it with the channel and all those angles from the slopes in the concrete? Any help is appreciated. |
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Basement Window Replacement
Artie wrote: I want to remove my old basement windows and replace them with vinyl slider types. The old ones are steel frame, hopper type and the concrete foundation is poured around the steel frames (buck) on 3 sides and the top is tight to the wood sill. The concrete is sloped on both sides and the bottom, inside and out, and after I remove the old frames I will have a channel in the concrete on 3 sides. I want to frame out the rough opening for the windows with pressure treated lumber but how would you do it with the channel and all those angles from the slopes in the concrete? Any help is appreciated. FWIW, the vinyl basement windows I used a couple of years ago didn't need any framing. They were not two section sliding type, though, rather the top opening type. I installed them by building up the opening to the exact window size with mortar and brick. The top piece (wood) I left until the mortar surround around the unit had set. It was easy to make nice slopes inside and out for appearance and shedding water. Slicing brick pieces to size was readily done with a modest priced diamond blade in my circular saw. The vinyl to mortar bond is quite good and still looks perfect today. HTH. Joe |
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