Vinyl Siding and Windows
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Comments (3)The J channel is used to hide the exposed ends of the siding, you can't get around using J channel with vinyl siding whether it's vinyl or incorporated in the window wraps...find a local building supply store (not a box store) and get references to help find a contractor, because whoever is giving you these quoTes and "info" are way off. As far as the one piece window flashing what I've seen is a four piece system with molded corners and the only way that works is if they are gonna pull all the windows...See MoreWindow Problems - Need Advice
Comments (9)It sounds like you're at the end of your rope with this thing. Clearly the air drafts are a big problem, and may or may not be part of the condensation/ice. Usually if condensation is the only problem then we go down the road of humidity etc. Icing is a bit trickier - If you are truly getting frigid air blasting thru right where the ice is forming, then i guess we will have to assume that is the culprit, though it could just be enhancing a seperate issue of high RH. 1. Are there other big problems? (balance's or seal failures?) 2. How many of the windows are actually "horrible" regarding drafts, ice etc. I ask theses questions because putting replacement windows in a 2 year old house - that already has insulated glass units might be an unecessary (huge) expense. Not to mention that you will most likely be shrinking your egress windows down below the minimum, the obvious appearance of replacements etc. Yes, you could do a sash kit - but you already suspect a bad installation on the frames. At let's say, $600 a pop, and assuming you have 20 windows you're looking at $12,000. If you were to determine the "only" problem you are having is this terrible airflow, you could do a whole lot to fix this for a whole lot less than 12k! You could bring in someone who really knows their stuff for a few days to put in a heavier weatherstrip on the marginal windows and go a bit further on the really bad ones. This would include removing trim and getting the frame plumb, level & square. Are the airgaps even between the sash and frame? This would indicate that possibly the sash were made to small. Are the airgaps crooked? This would indicate something isn't square - could be either the sash, the frame OR the install....See MoreTrimming out replacement windows for siding
Comments (0)My 47 year old house has cement siding that (because I could not find a match to side my addition) I am replacing with vinyl siding. The windows in the house are new 2 years ago by PO, Simonton windows. The outside of the window frames are flush with the wall sheathing. There is no nailing fin/j-trim attached to the window, as there would be on a new construction unit. What I'm looking to do is two things: a) properly flash the windows (window installer did not flash at all; just wrapped 1x with aluminum and caulked to window and siding. One window is leaking now into my livingroom plaster.) My question is, how do I seal the flashing to such a small strip of windowframe? Can I use housewrap as the flashing, and the special tape to seal it to the window? b) come up with some sort of j-trim so my vinyl will look nice tucked into it. I have seen this on other houses, but how is it done? I want about a 3" frame of aluminum around the window, with the vinyl behind. What I'm thinking of doing is bending aluminum channel with 3" on the front and 6" on the back, then flashing over the top of this and caulking to the vinyl windowframe. Is this the proper way? Should I tuck a 1x board into the channel for support? How can I attach the trim to the house close to the windowframe? (can't get back into the 3" channel to nail, of course.) I'm prepared to rent a brake for all my flashing/trim work. Taking the windows completely out is a possibility, if I have to do that to attach the trim or do the flashing properly....See MoreLooking for Spider-web Oval Window
Comments (2)Generally, curved or radius windows add quite a lot of extra expense to a window budget. We usually anticipate that a radius window is 3 times the cost of a single rectangular or square window. Therefore, the Andersen estimate sounds correct, and I doubt that you will find any other vinyl-clad wood product for much less expense. Personally, I don't know of another manufacturer that builds a vinyl-clad wood window....See Moretoddinmn
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