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General Discussion => Share Your Badassity => Topic started by: MrSal on January 05, 2019, 02:55:45 PM

Title: Saved somewhere between 1000-1500 or more by installing window
Post by: MrSal on January 05, 2019, 02:55:45 PM

Super proud of final result!

My wife and friends they said the window looks super fancy now and looks like a million bucks!!

I have a bay window and one of the storm windows was broken and condensing a lot... to the point the sill was showing symptoms of rotting. I bought a double insulated glass panel gas filled and sealed thinking I could just take the old glass from the sash and install the new IGU in place. My idea was to use then 1x1 pieces to make a frame on both sides and act as stoppers.

It looks great! I ended up doing all panels.

Here's the old window (I believe the panes are original to the house... 1950-1960)

(http://f.cl.ly/items/2Z440F403n2n0t172J3C/Image%202018-12-29%20at%205.49.15%20PM.png)

During installation:

I used a 1/4 or 1/2 foam holders at the bottom to place the window. I used butyl tape on the edges of the window and pressed against the stoppers that I framed around the old cavities.

(http://f.cl.ly/items/0B0k2s3q2k3F222E1q1r/Image%202018-12-28%20at%201.39.51%20PM.png)

Also used the caulk saver foam around the perimeter of window.

How it looks up close:

(http://f.cl.ly/items/0D3Y0K47312v2W331U0U/Image%202018-12-28%20at%201.40.25%20PM.png)

After I was done it look good, but it was only after I caulked all the corners to conceal the little crack lines of the wood joints it made everything look like premium!

(http://f.cl.ly/items/0f2x1p322a3S2b123v0y/Image%202019-01-05%20at%201.05.14%20PM.png)

(http://f.cl.ly/items/3N0o2c0N1q221F2D4229/Image%202019-01-05%20at%201.05.26%20PM.png)

(http://f.cl.ly/items/271T2m1A0F3G1n3j071z/Image%202019-01-05%20at%201.05.40%20PM.png)

Looks awesome... no more condensation and for a 9 ft x 5 window .. it ended up costing about $500 ... plus of course the time of me building the frames and putting the panels in place. About 6 hours total! Plus, I got to keep the original wood which is much better than vinyl, on the window frame!

No idea how much this would be, but a cheap bay window at Lowes this same size was 1300$ and probably not as good, plus labour, So I am guessing at least 1000$ saved... and it was fun and educating!

Title: Re: Saved somewhere between 1000-1500 or more by installing window
Post by: oldtoyota on January 05, 2019, 05:13:02 PM

Looks fab. Congrats!

Title: Re: Saved somewhere between 1000-1500 or more by installing window
Post by: MrSal on January 06, 2019, 11:02:24 AM

Yup thanks. It looks great. Just needs painting now :)