How to insert plastic windows

The new-fashioned Euro-boom today has swept most of the inhabitants of our planet. You can argue about the pros and cons of plastic windows for a long time, but if you purchased them, you will have to install them. It’s up to you to install or trust the professionals yourself. Before you choose, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the material on how to properly insert plastic windows so that they will provide your family with heat protection for a long time.

To begin, we will study the stages of the preparatory work, which you can easily perform yourself:

1. measure window openings;
2. dismantle worn window structures;

If you are not too confident in your abilities, it is still better to entrust the installation of PVC windows to specialists.

Measurements

The process of taking measurements should be treated responsibly. Be sure to keep in mind that window openings are of 2 types: with a quarter and without.

In the first version it is necessary to measure the width of the opening in its narrowest place between the quarters and add 30–40 mm to the obtained value - this will give you measurements of the width of the window construction. Next, make sure that the calculated width of the window unit exceeds the maximum distance between the vertical quarters. To determine the height of the window, you need to measure the distance from the horizontal upper quarter to the lower quarter of the window opening. The dimensions of the window block you receive should be larger than the external opening of the window so that no gaps between the edges of the opening and the window box are formed.

For the second optionin order to get the overall values ​​of the window unit, subtract 50 mm from the size of the vertical size of the opening, and 30 mm from the horizontal one. It is necessary to determine the size of the window sill and low tide, taking into account the following points:

1. The width of the reflux is calculated taking into account the proposed method of insulating the opening or covering of the enclosing structures (usually the reflux protrudes 50–100 mm outside the wall plane).
2. The width of the sill is determined based on its functional purpose (whether it will be decorated with flower pots or not, etc.). Often the protruding part of the window sill slightly covers the radiators.
3. The length of the window sill should be approximately 100 mm longer than the width of the window opening (the edges of the window sill sink into the slope cavity by about 50 mm).

Order window block

After the measurements, the next step is to order a new PVC window, and in addition to determining the overall dimensions of the structure, it is important to consider the following indicators:

• type of a double-glazed window (one, two, three-chambered);
• type of window profile (three, five-chamber);
• availability and quality of fasteners and other related fittings for window construction.

Window dismantling

Steps for dismantling the replaceable window unit:

1. From the place of the dismantling of the window should move away all the existing obstacles, whether furniture or household items.
2. The window unit must be freed from the opening vents and sashes.
3. Further, in the window construction, the glasses and their beadings are removed.
4. With a hacksaw or an existing grinder on the farm (with a cutting wheel), cuts are made in the horizontal and vertical bars of the frame.
5. Using the available tool at home (hammer, scrap, mount), the old frame is removed from the window opening. In addition to the window frame, you should dismantle the window sill and ebb.
6. The window opening is cleared and leveled.
7. Then the room is cleaned from the resulting debris.

If desired, you can dismantle the window frame without destroying it, while preserving its integrity, but this requires, in addition to knowledge, the contractor also requires experience and considerable time. It is necessary to do all the operations to remove the old window block very carefully, so as not to injure yourself, while excluding the possibility of accidentally dropping the window out.

Assembly process

This process consists of a series of steps:

1. Acquired plastic windows should be freed from the hinged leaves, and also in the blind doors to dismantle the double-glazed windows.
2. Next is pre-marking and drilling holes for fasteners.
3. Then, the window frame is installed in the opening and aligned along the perimeter (horizontally and vertically).
4. Using anchor bolts, the frame should be securely fixed in the opening. Each side of the frame should be fixed in 70 cm increments.
5. Next, you need to install external ebb. They are adjusted to the required dimensions, and then mounted on the place intended for them.
6. After the new PVC window is installed and securely fixed, and the ebb is mounted, special assembly foam should be used to seal the mounting joints. That is, the foam fills the entire space formed between the walls of the opening and the window frame.
7. Next, the installation of the window sill. With the help of grinders, saws with a small tooth or jigsaw, the dimensions of the window sill are adjusted to the required. After that, it is put on a level on the prepared wooden supports and foamed with mounting foam. But before foaming starts, in order to eliminate the possibility of deformation of the window sill (when expanding foam), at three points on its surface, it is necessary to install some weight weighing about five kilograms each.
8. A day later, protruding foam residues are cut off. This can be done with a stationery knife.
9.  The slopes of the internal opening can be sewn up with drywall, puttyed, and can be decorated with plastic panels. The joints between the panels are closed with special corners and then sealed with liquid plastic.
10. At the final step, installation of double-glazed windows and installation of sashes in the frame are made. Handles are attached to the hinged leaves, fittings are adjusted, and window hinges are closed with special decorative caps.

Now you can remove the accumulated construction debris and organize a presentation to the family of a plastic window with your own hand.

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Below you can see the most detailed installation instructions for plastic windows:

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