This winter is going to be a BIG project -- the kitchen. New cabinets throughout. New countertops throughout. New floor. New sink. Pretty much gonna gut the room down to the drywall and redo everything (except the appliances, and one of them is moving across the room.)
Well, first things first. My fall harvest is running late. It should normally be done or nearly done by now and it hasn't even really started yet. So I decided to get a jump start on the kitchen project.
Today I replaced the big kitchen window. The old one was one that couldn't be opened. I hate that. But, guess what -- the opening is 56"W x 36"H. That's right...it's horizontal. No standard replacement windows for that sucker. And a custom made one was almost $1000! So I bought a 36x54 (which is a standard size) and made it fit....sideways. Yeah, I know it's not supposed to be put in like that, but $135 is a lot better than $1000. Plus, our climate is pretty dry...it'll probably last a good long time. (The previous owner did this with the big window in the living room a long time ago and it still works great.)
The window is in and sealed. I'll have to trim the stucco back from the outside and trim around the exterior at some point. And I need to put jam extensions and case the interior opening. I'll do that when I'm finishing up the wood and trim for the rest of the remodel.
Anyway, here's pics.
Before
Ready to put new window in.
(Note the spacers to modify rough opening to standard size.)
(Note the spacers to modify rough opening to standard size.)
After
yeah, I know I still need to trim off the shims and expandafoam :P
yeah, I know I still need to trim off the shims and expandafoam :P
3 comments:
It's good that you live in a dry climate - but you may want to look into properly sealing the window on the outside and using flashing - particularly with stucco (is it plaster stucco or EIFS?). If you get water dripping into your window sill or behind the wall you can run into problems with rot, and end up potentially having to replace all your sheating!
Check out my link for some ideas on diverting water away from your windows.
Thanks
I meant to say...
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I will be flashing the window on the outside to protect the sheathing.
But the joker who installed the original window did not, and the joker who stuccoed the building just stuccoed up to the edge of the window. Actually the original window installer did a major screwup by putting a replacement window in a rough opening. They didn't even use a window with a nail fin!
That would have been 20+ years ago and I haven't seen any water damage in the wall...like I said it's pretty dry here plus it's a west-facing window.
So I will need to trim the stucco back around the new resized opening and then caulk, flash, and put up trim to fill the gap.
I don't know what EIFS is....but this is traditional stucco. The kind that looks like concrete applied to metal lathe.
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