You won t be.
Replacing old windows with vinyl windows.
If you are thinking about replacing the vinyl windows in your home with new ones here are some steps to take for a quick successful and air tight install.
Pull out the parting stop.
Here s a summary of the steps for replacing windows.
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.
In fact specific vinyl replacement windows are made for a simple install.
The only thing you require for this diy project.
Don t worry about breaking it.
Just because your old windows are drafty rattly or won t stay open doesn t mean you have to replace them says andrew coviello the greenwich window doctor.
Replacing these windows is much easier than regular wood windows or large casement windows.
People replace 200 year old windows with new vinyl ones that are guaranteed for five years.
Old windows can be repaired.
A window restoration specialist like coviello or even a good handyman or carpenter can free up painted shut upper sash.
They are made of oil products and evil gases and soon their useful life is over and they end up in.
It ll be reused in the same place.
Vinyl replacement windows come mounted in a new jamb and are simply tilted into the old frame and fastened in place.
Replace broken panes sash.
Remove and save the inside stop.