Comments on: 2 Bad Ways to Install Windows the Hard Way https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Travis thompson https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-9488 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 02:28:35 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-9488 In reply to DIXIE WONG.

Those 3rd party
Those 3rd party certifications will save you every time. I also like asking friends and family, or requesting referrals from contractors we know and trust. Window installation can be a tricky thing (as is evident by the article), and it’s important to get a contractor who knows what they’re doing!

]]> By: Thomas Brodbeck https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-7693 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:40:28 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-7693 Very nice work Allison I see
Very nice work Allison I see crap like that all the time and who are anthem I try to explain the drainage plane and so forth.  
 
Great article and pictures

]]> By: Allison Bailes https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-7692 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:02:57 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-7692 Richard S.
Richard S. I knew someone would nail me over that nail through the tape above the window, but I was in too much of a hurry to search through my photos to find a better one. I just did, though, and I’ve changed the photo.  
 
Martin H.: All good points. As I just said, I knew someone would point out the nail and figured I might also hear something about the less-than-perfect tape job. I’ve changed the photo to a better — but still not perfect — one.

]]> By: Martin Houston https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-7691 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:01:58 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-7691 You should rename this three
You should rename this three bad ways to install a window. The quote “Here’s what you want your house wrap to do around windows” with the following picture is riddled with issues. 1. Using SAM instead of WRB tape to tape the WRB to the post flash on the windows. And doing a poor job of it. And not completely taping the WRB.2. Installing a cap nail right through the most vulnerable corner of the WRB and post flash. Basically poking a hole in your waterproofing right where the water will collect. 3. Not installing head flashing incorporated into the WRB. Or maybe that comes later. And then there is the comment: “Have they not heard about low-pressure foam-in-a-can?” Foam in a can is single component (typically). Which means it cures with moisture in the sir and really should only be installed as a thin bead. It should be installed in the rough opening because the back of the foam exposed to air will cure and skin over. But the foam in the rest of the rough opening won’t cure- because it isn’t exposed to the moisture in the air.

]]> By: Robert https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-7690 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:36:37 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-7690 We’ve been hired many times
We’ve been hired many times to solve the problems these bad installs create. Last time, there were no nails in the window flanges, no flashing tape, and house wrap lapped backwards. OY VEY! Time before that the installers never peeled the flashing tape backer off- they just stapled it in place! And that was under STUCCO! 
 
We have found that a heat gun and roller used on flashing tape makes for EXCELLANT adhesion and is actually necessary during colder weather. We also create a sloped sub-sill with flashing tape and cedar shingles. Lastly, on replacements, we try to use new construction windows instead of replacement style because they can be effectively integrated into the drainage plane.

]]> By: DIXIE WONG https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way/#comment-7689 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:00:26 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=2-bad-ways-to-install-windows-the-hard-way#comment-7689 It is amazing the mistakes in
It is amazing the mistakes in home building. I am glad for the 3 party certifications. Thanks for being willing to be a teacher. I noticed that the International Home Builders Convention had some very good hands-on demonstrations at the EXPO. I hope that the demonstrations will continue at the expo this year. We need people like you in the demonstration booths! Thanks for your wonderful e-mails. We were fortunate to find you on the web.

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