Episode 005 1995 - 96 Season

| Window Factory | Vinyl Windows | Air Infiltration | Window Replacement | Cleaning Steam Iron | Sponge Painting (design) | Adjustable Rate Mortgage | |

To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #005.


Window Replacement

Michael Holigan : We've shown you a number of great things about the new windows on a market today. What if you're already living in a home and you need a little help changing out your windows? We're back with our redesign specialist, David Goodrow from Designs for Living. Good to have you back David.

David Goodrow: Good to see you again.

M.H.: Help me out here. We're in a fixed picture frame window. We can't open it up, get any ventilation whatsoever in the house. It's also single paned, so it's not energy efficient. What do we need to do to remove the window?

D.G.: Well, this particular window has been installed with a shoe mold. What Chuck is doing now is cutting the shoe mold where the caulk lines are, in order to get a clean break.

M.H.: Is that all that's holding that window in David?

D.G.: That is all that's holding that window in. It is not very secure. However, for that particular type of window it is a good install.

M.H.: About how old is this house David? When would this window have been put in?

D.G.: About 1976.

M.H.: At that time they really weren't concerned about the energy efficiency of the window.

D.G.: Energy efficiency was really a non-issue then.

M.H.: That nail's going all the way through the frame of window, isn't it?

D.G.: Correct. It goes through the shoe through the corner of the window into the actual frame unit of the house. He's being careful so as to not to scar the casing around the window, cause that will be retained.

M.H.: Now that the molds off, what's next?

D.G.: Well, we'll go outside and bring the window in toward the inside and start our reinstall. Michael what he's going to do now is score on the outside of the window like we did on the interior. This home has around 20 years of caulk and paint buildup, and what this will do is allow for a clean break of the window from the housing unit.

D.G.: Here we are. Watch your hands for the glass.

M.H.: Okay.

D.G.: Need a pry bar? Got it. And out she comes.

M.H.: All right, great. Well, why don't we get our vinyl window and put it in.

D.G.: Sounds good.

M.H.: Okay. Chuck's already put the shoe mold back in. So lets go ahead and place in our window here.

D.G.: Okay.

M.H.: Get Chuck Senior on the inside and make sure we don't push our stops out of place.

D.G.: Good fit.

M.H.: Yeah. David, I don't believe it. It looks like you pre- measured.

D.G.: Oh yeah. Have to do that. Don't want to order twice.

M.H.: So then the last thing is we just go inside and screw the frame in place.

D.G.: Correct.

M.H.: You're going to have a much better window. A vinyl window plus it operates. It goes up and down and we're going to let air circulate through the house.

D.G.: The only way to buy one.

M.H.: Thanks David.

D.G.: You're welcome.

Episode 005 1995 - 96 Season

| Window Factory | Vinyl Windows | Air Infiltration | Window Replacement | Cleaning Steam Iron | Sponge Painting (design) | Adjustable Rate Mortgage | |

To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #005.