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Combining Two Double Hung Windows

Bob explains the homeowners wish to have windows centered in the wall so that bookcases can be added. Since the home�s windows were replaced just three years ago the crew is recycling the windows in the new project. Ryley and Bob demo the old frame and install supports for the combined window. Ryley shows how the dining room window in the den can make one great double-hung window. When the two windows are put together it�s called a mullioned window.

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Combining Two Double Hung Windows

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" Well is always -- tedious work what's happening here is that. The windows in the house had been replaced just three years ago at a relatively brand new to being recycled and in this case. What was the dining room which will be Stetson. It's going to guess. Doubled up we're taking this window out and putting two side by side right right going to make a mullion window out of it yeah. And I well of those put to stud pocket in the middle -- OK and I've had a couple of conversations with people who. They had drawings have this windows -- window yeah the owner wants to be sure it's centered in the room so that -- can -- cases yes one side and the main concern here in terms. Nine is head of design things like this from the inside out that it really works as a room that's rival what I want to do is do this with it as easy an installation as we possibly can Americans going to get messy and that it I don't want to have written this whole wallop. Over a couple of inches it's because of getting excited and ready to come up with Israeli come out. Up north not a go one more note here all right. -- There all right let's take a look at the -- from the inside okay okay. What's this frame look like this frame out of well this spring is not going to be supporting what reporting on him if so why is it then usual -- I header space over windows the range with two by four's. On the side like that that's not the way -- right now you you want at least two by fixes in there. But anyway you'll be removing all that and how much more of the law has to come out well we don't want to take we'll take a little as possible so a -- determined that from this stud here next to this stud here we'll give us the room to fit -- window really -- look -- admitted today it has about an inch and a half the -- you always want to rough opening that's at least an inch and a half bigger than the size of the wind rushed. Try and when we took these two together is what you call up. At the mighty multi mullion window. -- overstep well before we doing over here we want to support. What we have already doesn't going to be yet we look up there we now have a second floor on this house. And we can see that the load of that second floor is being carried by this outside wall. Right so are you going to support it we're going to transfer it. And it's paid for him over here that's the way to do you you're already temporarily. Went to two by four's up there and one on the floor and then your. -- frame that you just. Tight enough. All right so what are we going to take down first well we're gonna -- at the Jack that -- days. -- right now the new header is 22 by six's that about a half inch piece of plywood put in between them. Which strengthens the whole thing as well as giving it to the right thickness -- can go to Jack studs right and I bet."

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" All right so we've got new crippled these short studs are called ripples out -- there's this -- And now we're ready for the mullion which -- a couple of studs that are nailed together and then we've added some three quarters stock to have burned out -- I try to you get that place -- get the reciprocating saw. My goggles on I'll start cutting out the excess heat. All right I'm -- I give you can't miss what yes. It's. -- in -- had -- going to. OK -- is it. This other one up there have been. Why it. Stand back and look at that effect got a window right yeah yeah it. All right let's you know looks like. That fabulous good investment."

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