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Installing a Casement Window

Bob and Joe install a unique custom built casement window. It is extra wide with an arched top and painted peacock blue. Before installation Joe added additional depth to the windowsill by furring it out with 2x3 metal studs. He also made sure the frame was level and ready to support the window and its arched frame. After placing the window into the frame and lightly securing it he demonstrates cross measuring to insure the window is seated properly and not bowed.

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" Now this window goes in that Russell -- governor -- opening here yes and this is a very unusual. Casement window has. Usually crank us don't don't give you that much width do that. Well this is specially built windows not only does it have the weapon and leave radius ten years of flat -- pretty yes it's part of the architectural design. The finish is special finish that type of polymer paint that they had used it's actually right over the wood surface okay. It's a peacock blue would imagine the house it's a -- color. And that goes in this rough opening that was here here okay. Now you've got again an unusual condition here where we needed to create more depth so that we can have the right detailing on the plaster on the outside. So we have regular. Two by four construction -- bird out with two by three metal stud that's correct. And nice little trick radio -- match the radius in the head of the window looks like you're ready to go -- on -- sure that's good. I should stand this center right. Yes. Who have it and it has. Crap favorite have to stay on this this is the size of fat black think they also have these little tab that we use for insulation that we need to get there now. Head in yet. He served have to work with them -- Okay I'm ready go okay. Got to come here. -- Good let's go inside definitely got a check to reveal here. OK that takes care decide now what about the radius up there how do you fasten it. Here while we have a large is that we've already pre. It that he that you just when traced around them the out of the framing what we do you nailed AP suppliers could apiece of plywood to the frame a backyard. Okay cut that out put together this is again just rough framing but. Look at the book here. Now how do you make sure that you windows -- or did you already take care of that well like I check the opening part we'll do we'll. We'll cross I didn't want to put this -- Yet tamper with the hammer and you get. -- You have. So in other words you've already. Made sure that your plumb and level when you're library out one important thing he needed do not only does he need to cross site are costly measures that prostate them. Yes he go from corner make sure it hasn't racked -- The corner. We have 73 inches there. In this quarter and exactly second degree cut. Good so we'll just see how it works. There is night."

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