I've installed my first ever window, and filled the gaps round the frame
on the outside with foam. What's the best thing to make good over the
foam, and match to the brickwork? I can use silicone at the top where it
meets the lintel and at the bottom where it will hardly show, but I'd like
something tidy at the sides.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

if the gap is bit to much for silicone,you can use either a small d profile
or a 40mm pvcu strip superglued to window then sealed with mastic,clear to
brick and white to white

Alex

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Steve Firth wrote:
Done this in Italy where I simply pointed over the foam using lime
mortar, and a frenchman to ensure a neat finish. It's lasting well.

Interesting. The rather limited instructions with the windows caution
against using mortar because of expansion of the frame - it's UPVC.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

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Alex wrote:
if the gap is bit to much for silicone,you can use either a small d
profile or a 40mm pvcu strip superglued to window then sealed with
mastic,clear to brick and white to white

Where should such a strip be obtained?

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

In article , Dave Plowman
writes
In article ,
Steve Firth wrote:
Done this in Italy where I simply pointed over the foam using lime
mortar, and a frenchman to ensure a neat finish. It's lasting well.

Interesting. The rather limited instructions with the windows caution
against using mortar because of expansion of the frame - it's UPVC.
Ok, so how about 2mm thick of frame sealant applied in the same way, it'll
get a nice key of the open cell foam.
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fred

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:18:17 +0100, Dave Plowman wrote:

if the gap is bit to much for silicone,you can use either a small d
profile or a 40mm pvcu strip superglued

Where should such a strip be obtained?

Same place as you bought the windows? Not sure I'd use D profile
(upper or lowercase) but lower case u. ie all but one corner square.
This stuff should be available in a variety of widths and thicknesses.

Superglue might work but is not water stable. There are "special"
adhesives for sticking these trims onto the frames, they are more
vicious and have better gap filling properties than superglue.

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Plowman wrote:

Where should such a strip be obtained?

Round here there are numerous 'glasing and conservatory'
merchants, who stock things like polycarb roof, uPVC channel.
and finishing strip. Not sure what they come under in yell, but
there must be some round your way.

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Grunff

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Steve Firth wrote:
Interesting. The rather limited instructions with the windows caution
against using mortar because of expansion of the frame - it's UPVC.

Ah righto, frames in Italy are wood.

The one I've replaced was, and rotten after only about 20 years. Magnet,
and kept well painted. So I thought I'd try a maintenance free one.

The original sash windows in the rest of the house are over 100 years old
and still fine.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

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fred wrote:
Interesting. The rather limited instructions with the windows caution
against using mortar because of expansion of the frame - it's UPVC.

Ok, so how about 2mm thick of frame sealant applied in the same way,
it'll get a nice key of the open cell foam.

Thing is the bricks aren't that even down the side, and anything non
mortar coloured would look rather tatty. I should really have rendered the
inside of the reveal before installing it, but hindsight is a wonderful
thing.

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Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

In message , Grunff
writes
Dave Plowman wrote:

Where should such a strip be obtained?

Round here there are numerous 'glasing and conservatory' merchants, who
stock things like polycarb roof, uPVC channel. and finishing strip. Not
sure what they come under in yell, but there must be some round your way.

Alos, Wickes have a variety of PVC profiles/strips.

I stuck my internal ones on with Mitre Fast (basically a two part
Cyanocrylate). In this situation I think would use some white silicon
sealant to bed them down onto (to seal behind and to hold them on)

Thinking about it, we had some UPVC windows fitted last year, IIRC (it's
dark) the fitters used a very dark brown sealant in this situation and
I think that looks pretty neat and tidy.
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Chris French, Leeds

Steve Firth wrote:


Done this in Italy where I simply pointed over the foam using lime
mortar, and a frenchman to ensure a neat finish. It's lasting well.



I'm curious, what did you use teh Fenchman for, and how did this ensure
a good finish? Was he your 'style Nazi'; or summat?


Or did you incorporate him in the lime mix? Should add a pleasant colour
and preservative tendnecies due to the garlic...Its traditonal to hang,
draw and quarter first tho.

Steve Firth wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:


I'm curious, what did you use teh Fenchman for


To finish off the mortar joint.



God, do they smoke MORTAR over there?

No surprised you let him finish it then :-)

The Natural Philosopher wrote in message ...
Steve Firth wrote:


Done this in Italy where I simply pointed over the foam using lime
mortar, and a frenchman to ensure a neat finish. It's lasting well.



I'm curious, what did you use teh Fenchman for, and how did this ensure
a good finish? Was he your 'style Nazi'; or summat?


Or did you incorporate him in the lime mix? Should add a pleasant colour
and preservative tendnecies due to the garlic...Its traditonal to hang,
draw and quarter first tho.


Man, what did the French do to upset you??