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Posted by Joe on February 14, 2008, 11:01 pm
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> > My basement has three small wood windows, rectangle shape. They are all
> > very crappy, after 40-years taking sun heat and rain/snow moisture. I
> > wonder how people normally do in the replacement? The wood frame is buil=
t
> > into concrete wall, it seems not possible to get removed. If we go vinyl=
> > ones, how to install? I'd rather go cheaper with new wood ones, just mak=
e
> > them look good.
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> It has been 30 years since I've done them, but I used to sell and install
> windows as a side line back then. I used to tear out all the wood and use
> mortar mix to put the new windows in place. =A0No rot, no termites, no
> painting.
Ed's right. You can easily mortar in windows, wood, or these days,
vinyl. You may have to resize the opening for a new stock window, but
that is easily done with mortar, scrap brick pieces, or even ceramic
tile from the tile store bargain bin. In my experience, vinyl is far
easier to work with. Give it a shot.
Joe
Joe
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