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
- Chiseling the side out
- DAR 4057
- DAR 4059
- DAR 4061
- Dry fit new glass block window
- Dug out the window well to help avoid overflow
- Exterior silicone to fill void
- Fill with stone instead of bare dirt
- Grate ordered from Menards
- Laying bed of mortar
- Old Window inside
- Old Window
- Old window frame out
- Placing window in place
- Previous Owner Solution
- Re-install deck boards
- Saw Window frame to bend out
- Side it now out
- Slowly pulling old frame out
- Small gap at top between window and wooden house frame
- Tools of the trade
- Top and bottom out
- Wet the surface before applying mortar
- Window Frame
- Window Well
- Window mortar finished