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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Invercargill New Zealand
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Hi...I never thought it would come to this but I have bought a Bay Alloy window for my old house so more natural light will help my Tomato plants which are inside and the wide window sill will hold seedlings etc .....
So I have bought the bay window ....and done some research on how one strengthens the area on the house wall where the window will sit.....and that is no problem for me... Now because I have not done this before I need to know the best way to fit the bay window in the house IE....Do I first screw a wooden frame around the alloy bay window so that the frame fits perfectly inside the opening frame that will be built on the house where the existing window is.. Once I know the answer ....I can move on with a few photos etc just to ensure I frame the window properly ... Thanks Ron.. . |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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I hope someone chimes in that is a window expert I am not.
I would ((Think)) you would put that type of window in the frame already framed on the house. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
Posts: 8,407
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Wow, that looks like a big job:
http://www.familyhandyman.com/window...indow/view-all good luck with it |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Invercargill New Zealand
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Of course its not that simple be cause the bay window top is on an angle ...the alloy channel cross piece still has the old wood screws in it because whoever removed it was not prepared to take the channel piece off to get the screws out and put it back on again....There has to be a solid wood length in the channel alloy ....One can easily see the bow thats in it ... its second hand?? I have posted a photo ....The Bay window is quite a bit larger than the present windows so a whole new window frame will have to be built into the front of the house... Cheers Ron... I will work on it at night in case the inspectors come around? Last edited by murihikukid; September 24, 2016 at 03:53 AM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Invercargill New Zealand
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Hi....Of course alternatively I could put a straight piece of wood in the top of the window channel and allow for the angle in the window frame that I will put in the front wall of the house...i wonder if you notice what I initially thought was a broken window ..IE the left hand top narrow window ....I think its water trapped in between the double glazing ???Cheers Ron
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl.
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