Texas window job

some of our jobs , can be a real bear !
and you always wonder if you were picked for your skill,
or if you were the only guy that was left ?

i like to make complete slide in frames too ,
keeps the site stuff down to a minimum ,
and you can make them square and finished in the shop ,

looks real nice , jack
i like your work !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

If I had known you were so close, I would have had you do mine too (Kerrville). I am going to get to do my own, but I think I am going to retire first. In this economy, that may be a ways off. Nice job BTW.
EDIT: My mortar is already cracked, so that part won’t be my main concern.

-- jstegall

Great job on the windows. and the bath.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Good idea on the grinder slot & Sawzall Jack.

Those came out real nice.

And I bet that horse head brought some big smiles from his daughter.

-- Eric

Very nice work, it must have been really labor intensive.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

If you took the old frame out and installed a box window, what about the flashing?

-- Childress Woodworks

Very good question childress.
Before I took the windows out I cut a slot in the mortar between the stone and the windows for relief to chisel out the mortar after the window was out. Even with all the mortar out there was no room to properly flash. I grout bagged in the new mortar tight. sprayed a load of water on it and it did what I though, failed. We caulked them up with one fine bead and they held, not a drop. Of course this is fine for day one but not down the road without constant observation. From day one on this job I explained this to the home owner and he new what his responsibilities would be. He even did the caulking after I did the first one and showed him the best way.
Reasons why he went ahead.
(1) The existing windows were fogged up and designed in such a way the the fixed light was not removable.

(2) To remove the stone to flash them right was more than the customer wanted to do.

(3) There is a large overhang above every window.

(4) The customer wanted it and is willing to maintain it.

(5) Thus the reason for the drop in frames, they are for the windows of the most concern. They are made to come out very easy.

My personal opinion is that the way it was done and the way the house is set up it will never be an issue. The lesson here is not to go willy nilly into a job because the long term cost from unseen damage can be substantial.

-- Ain't better or worse than any other woodpecker in the woods.

Wow that was a way from home wasn’t it? Nice job. Can’t wait to see them all finished.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps