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Replacing original aluminum windows Texas Yankee 06-25-2006
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Posted by Eric in North TX on June 25, 2006, 11:36 pm
I honestly haven't much experience with that type window & forgot they
existed until you pointed that out. My guess is that most of them will
bust out the aluminum and leave the nails behind, but worst case
scenario, you'll dislodge a brick or 2. You might want to re-post the
question perhaps rephrased bit tomorrow, when the people are a bit
livelier. Hopefully you'll find someone who knows some tricks or has at
least pulled a few of those.
Texas Yankee wrote:
> I'm not interested in salvaging the old windows - I'm still having a hard
> time understanding what happens to the nailing strips - the "fins" that are
> part of the aluminum window frame that get nailed to the wooden window
> framing before the siding or brick is placed as veneer - if I collapse the
> existing frames, do the nailing strips just teat our with little or no
> damage to the wood surrounding the window? Thanks!


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Posted by George E. Cawthon on June 26, 2006, 12:29 am
Texas Yankee wrote:
> I'm not interested in salvaging the old windows - I'm still having a hard
> time understanding what happens to the nailing strips - the "fins" that are
> part of the aluminum window frame that get nailed to the wooden window
> framing before the siding or brick is placed as veneer - if I collapse the
> existing frames, do the nailing strips just teat our with little or no
> damage to the wood surrounding the window? Thanks!
>> Texas Yankee wrote:
>>> Thanks for the info - I don't understand something you said - "used a
>>> wonder-bar to fold the frame" - when you're collapsing the frame without
>>> cutting the nailing strips, what happens to the nailing strips - is there
>>> any damage to the surrounding frame, where the nailing strips are
>>> attached?
>> Usually a window frame is made from 2 X 4s when the house is built,
>> that would be the "nailing strips". Surprizingly little usually holds
>> the windows in place, once the inside trim is removed. Little damage is
>> done usually, but is you sazall them out you might be able to sell them
>> for use in a workshop or something and recoup some of your cost. I
>> didn't mention it before but the removal is an inside job, remove the
>> trim and there should be about a 1/2" gap around the windows with a few
>> shims used to square things up when they were installed.
>>
>
>
The answer is yes. Any damage will be covered up
when the new window is in.

Posted by Robert Gammon on June 26, 2006, 8:21 am
Sawing thru the nails in the nailing strips is easy to do.

Once the nailing strips are cut all the way around the window, the
window can be collapsed and the nailing strips will come along as the
window is collapsed (basically, take one side and PULL or PUSH until the
window bends - once the first part bends, the window is almost out)


Texas Yankee wrote:
> I'm not interested in salvaging the old windows - I'm still having a hard
> time understanding what happens to the nailing strips - the "fins" that are
> part of the aluminum window frame that get nailed to the wooden window
> framing before the siding or brick is placed as veneer - if I collapse the
> existing frames, do the nailing strips just teat our with little or no
> damage to the wood surrounding the window? Thanks!
>
>> Texas Yankee wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the info - I don't understand something you said - "used a
>>> wonder-bar to fold the frame" - when you're collapsing the frame without
>>> cutting the nailing strips, what happens to the nailing strips - is there
>>> any damage to the surrounding frame, where the nailing strips are
>>> attached?
>>>
>> Usually a window frame is made from 2 X 4s when the house is built,
>> that would be the "nailing strips". Surprizingly little usually holds
>> the windows in place, once the inside trim is removed. Little damage is
>> done usually, but is you sazall them out you might be able to sell them
>> for use in a workshop or something and recoup some of your cost. I
>> didn't mention it before but the removal is an inside job, remove the
>> trim and there should be about a 1/2" gap around the windows with a few
>> shims used to square things up when they were installed.
>>
>>
>
>
>

Posted by Colbyt on June 26, 2006, 6:44 pm


>
> Usually a window frame is made from 2 X 4s when the house is built,
> that would be the "nailing strips". Surprizingly little usually holds
> the windows in place, once the inside trim is removed. Little damage is
> done

This question is for Eric and the group.

There were 1000's of homes built in the 70's where there is no trim. The AL
window was attached to the studs and drywall was butted and finished. Brick
was laid on the outside to completely cover the nailing flange. I am
assuming that there is about .5-.75" of nailing flange over the studs. This
is also a wild guess but I guess the brick covers about the same amount of
the window frame. To get out you are going to have to cut out the drywall,
at least the "inside the opening part".

Exactly where and what do you cut with the sawsall? You can't cut from in to
out. Brick is out there. You can't cut through the nails because the frame
is L shaped and blocks getting the saw between the OS of the stud and the
window frame. I can see where you could have a "quality install" if you
could get it all out. The brick would cover the raw edges on the outside
and trim could be added to the inside.

Colbyt





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