DIY Home Improvement

Okay the orders been in for a week or so and you got the call that your new replacement windows are ready for pickup. Now that thought of how to install replacement windows is on your mind. So lets get started, removal of all the existing patrs must come out so the replacement can fit like designed. Wood sash double hung are the trickiest, so lets go here, the parting beads are usually pressure fit into the dado cut, so get a grab with a sharp object and pry away from jamb to remove, and remove any trim moulding’s also.  Now you can pull each sash out or in and remove the cable weight plates or cut the cords to disconnect.

A lot of the older double hung frames will appear that the inside frame is another bead but understand the new window needs to seat tight against this. Okay for dry fit run, you want nothing to be too tight because the new window can’t be forced to a point of any extra pressure binding on your new windows moving parts. Now open and close the window slowly and shim if needed for the smoothest operation. Now depending on how big the window is? This will change how many screws to install. After a good caulking all the way around the outside perimeter, the fasteners need only be 2 max at top and at least 2 per each side. Note: these fasteners ( for security reasons ) should be applied on the inside half of the frame, so nothing can have access to these from the outside. Great job BTW, trim inside out as you wish!