Installation Information

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• Hand Tools
• Power Tools
• Specialty Window Tools
• Screws, Anchors and Clip

Complete Installation Document covering proper opening preparation and proper installation achieving successful, long lasting weather management solutions.

• Width First, then Height
• Bow and Crown
• Level and Planar
• Plumb and Square

• Window Anatomy
• Window Hardware
• Window Types and Styles
• Window Operating Types

• Guidelines
• Frame-In or Frame-Out
• Removing Wood Sash
• Removing Metal Sash

• Take the Old Frame Out
• Removing Steel Windows
• Removing Aluminum Windows
• Concrete/Masonry Tear out

• Proper Lead Testing and Notice
• Containment and Disposal
• EPA Rules (www.EPA.gov/Lead)
• Equipment and Supplies

• Recycle
• Glass Recycle
• Bagging Debris
• Municipal Waste

• Vapor Barriers
• Sill Pans
• Drip Caps
• Method A and Method B

• Tapered Shims
• Stack-able Shims
• Inflatable Shims
• Integral Shims and Butterfly Shims

• Adhesive
• Expandable
• SPF Foams
• Proper Gunning

• Wood Windows Frame in and Out
• Aluminum Window Frame in and Out
• Steel Windows Frame in and Out
• Install Variations

• Blind Stop
• Pocket Install
• Remove, Prepare, Install
• Wrapping the Opening

• Box Frame
• Frame-Out or Frame-In
• Fin/Flange/Flush
• With and Without Head Expander

• Frame-In
• Frame-Out
• Tilt-Turn
• Outside-In Installation

• Install Without Head Expander
• Dealing with Exterior Stop
• Sealing Inside and Outside
• Preserving Inside Trim

• Proper Measure
• Determine Overhang
• Sill Support
• Roof Construction

• How To Choose
• Proper Sealing for Each
• Measuring for Each
• Structural Considerations

• Removing Frame from Masonry
• Leaving Old Frame In
• Jumping Frame
• Trim and Sealing Considerations

• Remodeling
• Flashing (Method A and B)
• Sill Pans
• Vapor Barrier

• Remove Old Finned Window
• Re-Trim with Wider Exterior
• Use Box Frame Replacement Window
• Pocket Install to Outside Trim

• Proper Sizing for Proper Fit
• Important Use of Capture Block
• Wood and Block Installation
• Tilt/Slide and Fold/Slide Doors

• Circle Tops
• Picture Windows
• Trapezoids
• Exterior Sealing

• Proper Removal
• Wood Surround/Mounting
• Dealing with the Gap
• Rebuild Opening

• Snap Mulls
• H-Mulls
• Structural Mulls
• Combinations

• Pry Out Old Frame
• Leaving Old Frame In
• Interior Sill
• Level Sill

• Wood Buck
• Nailing Fin
• Brick Mold
• Proper Sill Preparation

• CMU Opening
• Masonry Wall
• Impact Glazing
• Wind Loads and Codes

• Remove Old Window
• Prepare New Header
• Frame for New Door
• Install Door

• Kerfed Wood
• Flexible PVC Foam Trim
• Special Shapes
• Trim

• Stucco Frontal Flange
• Safe Removal of Old Window
• Proper Drip Cap
• Proper Perimeter Sealing

• Proper Flashing
• Proper Overlapping Flashing
• Foam Board Sheathing
• Integral J-Channel Install

• Cure Drafts in Box Frame Install
• Insulate Sash Pockets
• Insulate Behind Jambs
• Insulate Sill and Headers

• Masonry/Brick Veneer
• Wood Buck Surround
• Fin, Flange, Flush
• Install in Stucco

• Screws
• Clips
• Simplex Nails
• Best Practices

• Hopper
• Sliding
• Specialty
• Sealing

• Divert, Drain and Dry
• Reconnecting the 5 Climate Barriers
• Impel Rods
• Barrier and Drainage Installation

• Gap Install
• Behind Flange/Fin
• Retrofit Installation
• Sealing

• Proper Size for Escape
• Tempered Glazing Rules
• Storm Safe
• Sill Height

• F-Channel
• Jamb, Head and Sill Liners
• Fasteners
• Coordinating Trim

• Asymmetric Glazing
• Decibels and Comfort
• Isolating the Frame
• Double Windows

• Glazing
• Window Loads
• Wind Zones
• Testing