Window and Door Installation

of the Ventura-Gutek ICF House

Because the window and door openings were too large and neither level nor square, they required a lot of preparation. It was especially important to make sure that the tops of the windows next to each other were at the same height so that the brick could be laid correctly.
The screws that secured the wood during pouring were removed from the inside and outside edges of the foam blocks, then the sills were chipped, patched with grout, and ground where necessary.		The foam was cut flush with the wood.

The outer edges of the openings were lined with 2" x 6" wood. Pressure treated wood was attached (with Tapcons screws) to the cement sill and white wood was screwed to it and to the sides and top. Additional wood was added around the openings that were too large, then the windows and doors were installed into the rough openings.
Steve Copeland applies a bead of silicon around the outside edge of the rough opening (just before the window is inserted from the inside of the house).	Mike Wright secures the lip around the edge of the window to the wood of the rough opening with screws.	Steve and David Morgan seal the edges with peel and stick window wrap.

Steve Copeland and Steve Gunter join a transom and slider together. After applying a weather strip, then hammering a shaped metal mulling strip into grooves along the edge of each window, a metal plate is screwed over the joint.

 

After making sure that the window is square, shims are inserted along the side and top, in the space between the the jamb and the rough opening. A hole is drilled, then a finishing nail secures it.

Door installation:

The frame was filled with wood to bring it down to size, then the sill was leveled with a grinder.	The sill and frame were caulked with silicon, then the door was inserted. After checking that the door was plumb and level, shims were inserted between it and the wall opening then screwed in place at the hinges. Shims were also placed behind each predrilled frame hole, then screwed in place.

Steve and Mike insert the molding that covers the screws.	Then they wrap the outside edge of the door.

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Link to construction of second floor.
Link to construction of walls of second story.
Link to ICF roof construction.
Link to stovepipe installation.
Link to insulated rubber roof installation.
Link to steel framing.
Link to steel stairs installation.
Link to brick laying.
Link to overhang installation.
Link to gutter installation.
Link to electrical work.
Link to plumbing installation.
Link to septic tank installation.
Link to sheetrock/drywall installation.
Link to mudding / sheetrock finishing.
Link to painting of the walls and ceiling.

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Web page and photographs by Carol Ventura.