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Insulate the ATTIC
1. Insulation
Heat loss through walls, floors and the roof accounts for about 45% of heat loss (or cooling loss, in summer) in a typical home, says Anna Lowen, researcher for the American Council for an Energy efficient Economy. Attics are often the easiest thing to insulate, and rolling out some Owens Corning fiberglass is often a DIY weekend project. Need more incentive? There’s a significant federal tax credit for installing insulation — 30% (up to $1,500) of the cost of materials.
- spend $5,000 and get $1,500 back
- live more comfortably today
- boost the resale value [portfolio]
- install vinyl replacement windows
- low flow plumbing fixtures
- energy efficient appliances
- DIY and save huge
Replacement window jamb Extensions
When the windows come up short on the inside and in order to add the final touch with the window casings you’ll find the need to know how to install replacement windows jamb extensions. Setting the new replacement windows as they go in and not all the way to the face of the finish wall, often as much as 3/4″ shy, the simple solution is adding a piece of wood measured to fit and bring the new window jamb flush with the face of the interior drywall.
Wall thickness conditions vary all the time and can be up to 6 or 8″ inches, but the DIYer can do it all. When visualizing an answer to finishing off a inside window, there’s many ways to handle this. Here are 2 separate samples. A strip of flat stock with a tiny step furring into the flush inside wall. With vinyl replacement windows the manufacture often has a snap on channel jamb extension premade for any special orders.
Sealing a Replacement Window
When the order comes in and you are ready to learn how to install replacement windows, if you got the dimensions right the windows set right in and get screwed off. Demo and remove the dividing bead molding, remove the fixed and sliding sashes and any dirt or loose paint in the existing frame.
First dry fit the new replacement window, if it fits snug in the hole without being tight that’s great.
From the outside in for most new replacement windows (in a wood sash frame) push it flush with the frame on the inside, have a good visual of where it touches and needs to effectively seal. Take it back down and run a bead of caulk around the edge’s where it made contact. Set the window back into the hole and push tight to frame on the inside. Hold it tight there and drill the holes (if None) for the screw’s. Do not put any on the bottom and depending on how big it is two per side will suffice with at least two at top. Recaulk around whole edge and wipe any excess that oozed out with a clean damp rag.
Retro Windows
Every aspect of how to install replacement windows in every different situation is a given. The common denominator will always be do the best possible job you can.
After removing all the pertinent parts and the dimensions are accurate a dry fit has to take place, what we look for is any abnormalities, something that can interfere with our progress going forward.
This one house comes to mind with aluminum windows preceding our new double paned white vinyl replacements. The old window frames were not the issue though. The problem occurred with the existing stucco being too thick and not allowing our new vinyls to seat far enough inwards to get any fastening bite. Problem solved, the decision went for stucco removal. Post dry fit marking the stucco on the outside edge of the new frame and with a 4″ DeWalt grinder using a diamond blade, just scoring the stucco surface. Taking up to 3/4″ in areas applicable until the proper fit had been achieved to install the new windows and without any exterior patching or painting involved, Booooooya!