August 2016
New glass block window.
We have two basement windows. Both were cheap aluminum, single-pane windows. We had a professional replace one with an egress window (another photo album) and Doug replaced the other with a glass block assembly.
The previous owner just let the window leak. Original to the house was a concrete pad patio. This was not removed but covered with a nice wooden deck. We believe the concrete pad slopes slightly toward the house and in very heavy rains the window well fills up. If it filled up enough the old aluminum window was not water tight.
We had to chip out the old window with a masonry chisel and dead blow hammer. We ordered a glass block pre-assembled window from Lowes. Total project with window, Mortar, tools and paint was less than $150.
New glass block window.
We have two basement windows. Both were cheap aluminum, single-pane windows. We had a professional replace one with an egress window (another photo album) and Doug replaced the other with a glass block assembly.
The previous owner just let the window leak. Original to the house was a concrete pad patio. This was not removed but covered with a nice wooden deck. We believe the concrete pad slopes slightly toward the house and in very heavy rains the window well fills up. If it filled up enough the old aluminum window was not water tight.
We had to chip out the old window with a masonry chisel and dead blow hammer. We ordered a glass block pre-assembled window from Lowes. Total project with window, Mortar, tools and paint was less than $150.
- Adjusting - plumb and level
289 hits - Chiseling the side out
371 hits - DAR 4057
247 hits - DAR 4059
246 hits - DAR 4061
238 hits - Dry fit new glass block window
271 hits - Dug out the window well to help avoid overflow
298 hits - Exterior silicone to fill void
252 hits - Fill with stone instead of bare dirt
295 hits - Grate ordered from Menards
240 hits - Laying bed of mortar
304 hits - Old Window inside
240 hits - Old Window
240 hits - Old window frame out
272 hits - Placing window in place
241 hits - Previous Owner Solution
259 hits - Re-install deck boards
242 hits - Saw Window frame to bend out
253 hits - Side it now out
271 hits - Slowly pulling old frame out
288 hits - Small gap at top between window and wooden house frame
280 hits - Tools of the trade
318 hits - Top and bottom out
287 hits - Wet the surface before applying mortar
290 hits - Window Frame
278 hits - Window Well
268 hits - Window mortar finished
303 hits