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How do I create an opening for a wall A/C unit? sonofabitchsky 05-09-2007
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Posted by Pari on May 10, 2007, 12:07 am
On Wed, 09 May 2007 18:37:49 -0700, jJim McLaughlin

>bigjim@backpacker.com wrote:
>> Condos just suck but since the OP is stuck how is he supposed to be
>> cool?
>>
> Move.
>
>He bought it knowing it was a condo. Nobody held a gun to his head.
>
>He should have noticed if there was already central air or window / wall
>units.
>
>If there weren't, he had the opportunity.
>
>Now, just becuse he's inconvenienced oruncomfortabe, he wants
>to ignore the agreements he made when he bought th ondo
>regarding rules, etc
>
>Sounds a lot like Paris Hilton to me.
>
That's not fair. I never installed an air conditioner in my life.

PH
>
>


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Posted by Oren on May 10, 2007, 1:50 pm
wrote:

>>Sounds a lot like Paris Hilton to me.
>>
>That's not fair. I never installed an air conditioner in my life.
>
>PH

Wow! You use the same keyboard as another poster :-))
--
Oren

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Posted by Joe on May 9, 2007, 2:00 pm
On May 9, 11:43 am, sonofabitch...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I want to install a small wall A/C unit in a bedroom of my condo. The
> other side of the wall I will install the unit in is a storage room
> with no drywall. The studs are spaced 16" apart and the A/C unit is
> 17-18" wide. I am handy with saws, etc. I just don't know how to
> create the opening without compromising the strength of the wall. Are
> there any tutorials or pictures on how this should look? Thanks.

Get any book on window framing and see how the openings are made and
you will be OK. Practice your toenailing technique to get a neat job
and choose some better-than-box-store lumber for the new opening.
For your maximum efficiency consider some permanent venting in the
storage room, like a high up louvered opening and a ground level vent
to supply cool air. HTH

Joe


Posted by on May 9, 2007, 2:20 pm
> On May 9, 11:43 am, sonofabitch...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > I want to install a small wall A/C unit in a bedroom of my condo. The
> > other side of the wall I will install the unit in is a storage room
> > with no drywall. The studs are spaced 16" apart and the A/C unit is
> > 17-18" wide. I am handy with saws, etc. I just don't know how to
> > create the opening without compromising the strength of the wall. Are
> > there any tutorials or pictures on how this should look? Thanks.
>
> Get any book on window framing and see how the openings are made and
> you will be OK. Practice your toenailing technique to get a neat job
> and choose some better-than-box-store lumber for the new opening.
> For your maximum efficiency consider some permanent venting in the
> storage room, like a high up louvered opening and a ground level vent
> to supply cool air. HTH
>
> Joe

Thanks.


Posted by jerry_maple@hotmail.com on May 9, 2007, 4:45 pm
> On May 9, 11:43 am, sonofabitch...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > I want to install a small wall A/C unit in a bedroom of my condo. The
> > other side of the wall I will install the unit in is a storage room
> > with no drywall. The studs are spaced 16" apart and the A/C unit is
> > 17-18" wide. I am handy with saws, etc. I just don't know how to
> > create the opening without compromising the strength of the wall. Are
> > there any tutorials or pictures on how this should look? Thanks.
>
> Get any book on window framing and see how the openings are made and
> you will be OK.

Very helpful picture here:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/window/new/ro_framing.htm

Jerry


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