Installing Vinyl Replacement Windows Wood Frame Opening

This is a much bigger and more complicated job than installing a vinyl window insert and may require a pro.

Installing vinyl replacement windows wood frame opening.

They re available in dozens of standard sizes from as narrow as 11 inches to as wide as 68 inches and come in wood vinyl fiberglass vinyl clad wood and aluminum clad wood. Unlike full frame windows which are designed for new construction replacement windows are made to fit into existing window openings. Do this from the interior wall side and take care not to push the window clear out the other side of the wall. Set the bottom of the window in first and lift the rest of the window up into place.

If they re rotten or badly out of square the whole unit including the frame may need replacing. Now it s time to install your new windows. To secure the window butt the exterior window frame up against the opening blind stops. When we left off last week we had removed the old wood sash windows and prepared the opening for the vinyl replacement windows.

Thanks for watching. Because the flange has to be attached to the rough opening of a wall the process of how to install a vinyl window with nailing flanges is a bit different than other window install projects. How to replace old single pane wooden sash windows with new vinyl inserts.