Saturday, November 15, 2008
Window installation
How to put in windows without any wood for the nail fin? Here's my sequence. First, the ICCF sill is covered with a fiberglass mesh and stucco. This makes a bullet-proof support for what will be large, heavy windows. The mesh is identical to that used with EIFS. Removal will require a sledge hammer. You can see that the finish is a "scratch coat" to accept additional stucco. I used a fibered stucco for additional strength.
The rough opening sides also get a scratch coat, followed by a double-up application of a dash coat. If the window is placed within 24-48 hours afterwards, this coating can be knocked down with a brick rub if you've made your rough opening a little too tight in areas.The windows are Euroline vinyl tilt-turn style. They come with a nail fin for wood construction. I removed the fins. They also have metal flanges attached to a metal angle piece that runs around the entire widow perimeter. It's kind of like a vinyl clad metal window. The tabs are attached to the concrete using tap-con screws.
Here is a window tap-conned into place. The arched top is then filled with ICCF material and the window is grouted in to place so that the metal flanges and the entire window surround is encased in cement.
Here is one of the little livingroom windows. These windows are also vinyl, but they have a "foil" finish on them just like a "wood" dashboard in a Jaguar or Lexus. The windows in other areas of the house are tan colored.
Here they are with the glass installed and ready for the final application of the interior plaster. You can see that the left widow is tilted in. The window trim matches the beams on the ceiling.
Here is a window tap-conned into place. The arched top is then filled with ICCF material and the window is grouted in to place so that the metal flanges and the entire window surround is encased in cement.
Here is one of the little livingroom windows. These windows are also vinyl, but they have a "foil" finish on them just like a "wood" dashboard in a Jaguar or Lexus. The windows in other areas of the house are tan colored.
Here they are with the glass installed and ready for the final application of the interior plaster. You can see that the left widow is tilted in. The window trim matches the beams on the ceiling.# posted by gnome-honey @ 9:29 AM 
