Replacing A Basement Window In A Concrete Block Wall

Cut a hole in the cinder block wall if you are enlarging an existing wall or putting in a new window.

Replacing a basement window in a concrete block wall. There are a lot of costs to consider when replacing basement windows through a basement window contractor such as the cost of the window itself other materials needed to do the job and labor costs for the team of professionals doing the work. It could be a hopper or awning sash however. Being a masonry product cinder blocks are hard and structurally sound when the contractor reinforces them with steel and fills them with concrete or mortar. Here remove sash components everything except the basic aluminum or steel frame.

Drill a pattern of holes into the block with a masonry bit. Score the outside surface of the cinder blocks with a circular saw fitted with a masonry blade then knock the cinder blocks out of the window opening with a small sledgehammer. 2 use reciprocating saw to cut through the window frame. 5 slide new window into the opening.

1 remove the sash from existing basement window. 6 use shims to center new window in the opening. 4 use hammer and cold chisel to chip away mortar from sides of opening if necessary. How to fill window openings with concrete blocks.

How to replace a basement window in concrete video version. Using a reciprocating saw cut through the screws or. There are subtitles available. The holes drilled in step 1 make this task.

For most cinder blocks drill four or five columns of three holes spread. If professionals are installing an egress window and a window well where there currently is not one the price can reach up to 8 000. Pry the interior and exterior trim off of the walls around the window with a pry bar. Demolish the cinder block with a hand sledge hammer and a cold chisel.

3 pull out the old window frame from wall opening. Replacing basement cinder blocks is a major project that requires excavation and the use of support beams and house jacks. Move the window sashes to the center of the window and use the pry bar to fold the side jambs over. We know the voiceover isn t good.

Please turn on the captions and turn down the sound if the voiceover isn t work. How to replace the windows in your block home. In this specific basement window replacement case we needed to remove the louvers or glass slats in this jalousie window.