Kira
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:23 PM
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Has anyone put in windows? |
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Has anyone put in there own windows or pulled wires in a new addition. Is it difficult? Can anyone give me any pointers?
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:26 PM
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but it's not the kind of thing you can explain on a board.
Go buy a good all-in-one home improvement manual. They cover things step-by-step and include LOTS of visuals.
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Kira
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:28 PM
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2. Are they both things that you |
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can do without hiring someone?
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achtung_circus
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:36 PM
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The only concern you might have is final electrical connections.
You can have an electrician come in to: 1) check your connections 2) check your connections and do the tie-in to the panel 3) do the final connections.
Either way, mounting the boxes, buying and pulling the wire yourself will save you a whack of money.
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:32 PM
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Edited on Mon Aug-15-05 09:32 PM by BattyDem
I clicked on the thread thinking it was a computer question. :P
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Mon Aug-15-05 10:16 PM
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16. You must be thinking about "Winders", a software that we in the South |
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install on our computers. Bill Gates has something to do with it. I just went over to Linux. OF course, we also install winders on our walls so we can look out.
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Mon Aug-15-05 10:22 PM
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18. Where I live, it's pronounced "Windas" |
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Mon Aug-15-05 10:17 PM
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17. I was going to tell her to forget the windows and install Mac OS |
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:35 PM
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4. Oh it's easy. First back up everything up, then boot off the .... |
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CD, then ...............
What? What's everyone looking at me for?!?!
:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:39 PM
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6. LOL! That's why I clicked on this thread ... |
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I was completely ready with a full-blown explanation on how to install Windows. I often help friends and relatives do it, so I have links and everything, LOL! :rofl:
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Kira
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:44 PM
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7. I should have been more clear |
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I didn't think about it that way, sorry.
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:47 PM
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9. Don't be sorry .. it's not your fault that I have a PC-infected brain! |
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:53 PM
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11. We're just kidding. Actually I could tell by the title. If the "w" was |
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capitalized then it would have been computer related.
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:56 PM
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12. I knew you were kidding |
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I just have construction on the brain.
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:47 PM
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8. I've put in plenty of windows. Are they replacement windows or are they |
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going into a new addition?
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:51 PM
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and just my luck my contractor decided to have a midlife crisis breakdown during my construction. Now we are almost done but we have to put our windows in, finish the electric and heating, vinyl. Some of our windows are big and 2 of them are arched which worries me because we need to cut the opening a little more for them.
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:57 PM
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13. Is the siding already up on the outside? |
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Mon Aug-15-05 09:59 PM
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you had to wait until the windows are in.
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Mon Aug-15-05 10:12 PM
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15. For windows for new construction you do. I was just checking. |
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If the framing is already done then putting the windows in really isn't very hard. It's just intimidating at first. Essentially you just center it in the opening, check that it's sitting level/plumb, adjust it with shims if its not level, then just nail it into the sheathing. Stuff some insulation in any gaps between the window and frame, pushing it in with a putty knife. I think that home depot and lowes have pamphlets for free with instructions and simple diagrams. They are at the desk where you order windows and doors.
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Mon Aug-15-05 10:27 PM
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19. And as far as the electrical... |
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as long as you're careful you should be able to do the work(or at least most of it) I'd recommend picking up a book on basic electrical wiring, like the Black and Decker one, they've got lots of good illustrations and explain stuff well.
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