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Installing Oversized Double-Hung Windows on a Historic Property
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" Brian -- is here from Pella I Bryant item. I want to learn about the features of this window but it's so oversized. Mean would what is it what are the dimensions that's ago the five foot ten with those products they're right. And what does that mean in terms of the glass. The more the bigger the product obviously the more visible glass space in this particular product that's critical -- have a lot of glass when you don't have a lot of windows in this entire room -- but what about the strength of the glass. The strength -- this very similar what a smaller unit would be you actually as you get bigger and larger unit you're gonna thicken the glass a little bits of uniforms better you do thicken it a little bit yes yeah okay. Problem now this is a window that is going into. The backside of the building but it's still the historic kind of replacement. And what was here that we've taken out were 1940s. Windows that were totally inappropriate to an 1890s building and this is. As I said a minute ago one sash over another sash double on. Looks just like the original product right very traditional what this product does is actually ties in some of the things that are very good about the old world style window. But also brings in the modern technology of having low. Keep from getting into the house during the summertime and in the wintertime and the cold from coming in the well and the heat from escaping. And then at the exterior of the sash is it's made out of an aluminum cladding so the nice thing about this says is it's completely maintenance free -- get to our helpers to move it around for me now is. It it is a little bit heavy. And we want to flip it. 180 degrees so we can see the the backside of the inside. Of this -- which will be going in there just a few minutes in our opening. It's all put. It is an all wood window thanks guys. And you'll notice. Some of the things that makes it a historically accurate window such as this OG profile. That goes all the way around the sash right area. And then you also notice on the bottom sash the thick bottom rail. Which is very correct with what historical windows were."
" Let's say hello to David -- shot from she wouldn't stars and along with his men they're gonna get this big thing installed in here I did. We have an old masonry opening like this what what you need to do it -- as you see with obviously we've taken out the existing ones on now preparing deal. Yes and what we've done is actually here on this side. We've since we started with this plywood ground. Which has lots of construction adhesive behind us was there a lot of loose masonry and broken bricks yes and obviously you have to draw the line somewhere with these old buildings could keep going with this -- you keep going in -- tear all the -- we applied the plywood with construction adhesive and then Tapcon screws. OK so this is essentially what they're doing now you can actually use construction adhesive. Right on top of this old dried out masonry so we used. What is on the brakes reported on -- plywood as well. All right now we're gonna start. Building out so that the rough opening is approximate to size window. When we apply this two by six now to report what screwed up. OK so all the furring out has been done. And we've got it built up with the plywood as well as a couple of additional pieces of lumber. And so what are these pieces David."
" This is an aluminum T receptor. Which when installed. We put the window when we will attach the window to those sectors so these word. Eight we're going to come through with the window and you we cut them down sides you cut them on a table -- and we have -- And with. On the table saw. So that they were fit to cover all this framing on the exterior. And it seals everything -- amazing you can rip them on the table saw it's aluminum after. Now what's what's he putting on there we're just now installing adhesive this is a caulking. So this is to make sure that there's absolutely no penetration of water and under the window between the aluminum. But it took place first and then tip it down."
" How do we secure this window OK what we will do now is -- and see these brackets here that we've attached to the windows -- We will use self tapping screws. Now we will secure through those brackets and today aluminum."
" Nice that's gonna let a lot of summer breezes in. And keep a lot of cold weather out. Good job thanks Dan thank you very much all right. Thank you Brian -- last question for you how much is this you know. What's it cost Bob this one goes right over a thousand dollars about a thousand all right that big window and you've got screens -- right yes and actually have got one that's an exclusive for you Bob that we just came out with a Pella vivid view screen. So traditional screen as well where is this also made out of virus is actually a proprietary material from our partners at the gore company. So new technology thanks out Brent thank you Bob OK."