This is the center piece between the two windows.
This is the full width of the window.
This is the bottom right of the right window and window sill.
This shows the left jamb with the window in the raised position.
This shows the left jamb of the right window next to the center divider that is between the two windows.
Two more questions... 1)Do I need to buy two windows? OR 2) Should I buy one really large window?
I know nothing about replacing windows, but ai know new siding could help you make them disappear.
Could you afford to have it “professionally” installed if you just put in one slider? Did you check with Lowe’s?
I’m a contractor. Those look like aluminum windows with a nailing fin installed behind the siding. Can you get the sashes to out of the windows?
Oh, I don’t know. They don’t look that bad. Just a little soap and water.
Seriously, unless some inspector says they need replaced, I wouldn’t do it unless it is a requirement to sell.
Buyers request different things - sometimes they don’t ask for the obvious.
And if they do, just offer to take 3/4 of the total price off in the negotiations. Let them do it.
The best way to keep costs down is to buy standard size windows that will fit the rough opening.
Most likely a two man job. Can you hire a handyman who can help and knows what he is going?
Just replaced a Double, Double hung window with the 2 it looks like you got now.
Single windows at Loews ($120 each), kicked the old one out, framed with 2X6’s, Trimmed out with 1X8’s, looks great.
I am in a 120 year old house, my replacement windows were free.
My labor, well, my Doctor says to stay busy and stress free.
You probably can’t buy a window large enough. They don’t make them as big as they used to. Or, they require safety glass in them which really raises the cost. Building codes have changed.
I have 2 giant windowa in the front of my house (living and dining rooms). When we replaced them, we had to give up having them “operate”. They look like double hung, but they are stationery. I hope I’m a fly on the wall the first time the next owners tries to fling them up!
We just had our windows redone (vinyl replacing aluminum) The one guy was pretty good. The other was a kid and was pretty rough on the walls and put cracks in the inside sheetrock paint and even cracked the outside cedar plank siding.
The older guy said our window frames/sills/joists or whatever (the wood part) weren’t nailed in properly when they built the house, so they moved during removal/installation. I don’t know - maybe.
Regardless, it wouldn’t hurt to put some more nails in to keep them from moving around and making it a bigger project. We were planning on getting the outside painted anyway, so the outside cracks can be fixed then. The inside cracks aren’t too bad. Debating on putting in window frames to cover them up, and they would look nice.
Gee, they look like they have ‘character’ to me! Consider too your new windows can’t clash with the other windows.
But if a realtor said to replace them then you should of course.
If I replaced them with vinyl windows, what would I do about the center piece?
Take screens out, clean well, spackle, paint, caulk.
Just needs to look ok.
You won’t get your money back on sale price.
BTY. The ones that appear to be divided into individual panels are actually one large dual pane glass with "dividers" inserted between the panels to make it look like smaller individual panels. Check it out closely, there is usually a lever to pop them out or you can usually jiggle and juggle to pop them out of the runners. I did that to all mine (19 windows) saves a bundle and I have new glass all the way around. I used flat enamel for touching up the frames.
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In 1979 I bought my current house. The window in the bathroom was spongy and had a lot of rot, but I didn’t have the cash to replace it. I went to one of the local Marinas and bought a half-gallon of something called Get-Rot. It’s epoxy with the consistency of kerosene. It’s used to repair wooden hulls on boats that have rot. On all the wooden parts of my window I drilled 1/8” diameter holes. I must have done 4 dozen or more of them. I then mixed the Git-rot in an old squeeze bottle and shook it up good. It takes several hours to set so you have lots of time. I filled each hole and when I got to the last one, I started over topping up each one. The following morning the epoxy had hardened and the wood was harder than it was when new. I sanded the surface filled the holes with spackling and then painted the window. It looked new. That was 35 years ago and the window is still fine and structurally sound. Basically the wood is now a hardened plastic.
Frankly, this is a multi-craft job. While it may not be beyond your skills, it may not be worth doing. There are companies that can do a window replacement using the existing frame of the old window. That is fairly economic because the labor costs are cut down drastically because the façade is not cut away and consequently doesn't have to be rebuilt. Alternately contact a glazier who may be able to resurrect the windows you already have in place. You might be surprised. You do need new screens.
I hope this helps your decision making.
why not just replace the glass?
Just make sure you reformat the hard drive before you install your Window(s)!
On a few of your questions:
If you are replacing the entire window/frame assy, you need to remove all the interior trim and measure the size of the framed opening.
There are 2 types of “replacement” windows. One that is just the framed window, and you trim out both inside and outside once installed. The other style has built in outer molding and that window is installed from the outside and the inside is trimmed out once installed.
What will work with your brick facade, I haven’t a clue.
You can install 2 individual windows side by side, this is very common. There are instructions on how to do this on many manufacturer sites for windows.
I built my house and installed all my windows, in new construction it is a piece of cake. Retrofitting an old house is problematic. You WILL find rotten wood once you open it up. Your project will grow in complexity once the sawzall starts working.
Were I doing this, I would go the estimate route and offer 50/50 deal to the new buyer, and I do have the skills and tools to frame out whatever I want, and repair all the sheetrock, and trim. It just takes time , lots of time if you do not to this stuff daily.
Most house buyers know they will have to replace the windows in older houses. We would actually prefer to do it ourselves so we can get the style and type we wish.
This is a job for the Windows Ping List !!!
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