Awesome work! My dream house has awkward windows! Just want to patch a few! This was super simple to understand. I’m confident my husband and I can do this!
@@alwayslearningdiy Update: I did it!! Mission accomplished and much thanks to your video. It gave me the confidence to try. Windows removed (all 3) no broken glass. You did make it look easier but only because you knew what you were doing. So I forgive you for that :) Thank you!
@@charlie14459 Nice Job Actually that was my first one. It was easy because the window wasn’t nailed in. Wind was blowing it in and out. Great job, Proud of you for not being afraid to fail. Love it.
Thank you!!! We have an external window hidden inside of our walls (done by previous owner) and we need to remove it before getting vinyl siding installed. I love the demonstration and explanation.
Nice work! I have to do a similar job soon where previous home owner had a window shaker A/C unit installed right through into the master bedroom..and then vinyl sided around it.
Amazing tutorial! How do you fix the inside? I recently removed a window in my studio, and I’ve fixed the outside, but now there’s a hole in my wall and I’d like to know how to make it look seamless one I get the plaster and paint on.
Thank you so much! You made this so simple and to the point. No confusion from a woman who has done a little bit of house work, put toilets in, bathroom sinks and laminate flooring, etc. I was afraid to leave a window in my house/kitchen and just cover over it in case anyone ever went to saw or work on that area and get serious hurt years from now, from the glass.so if anyone knows anything that could help me even more? My window is in my kitchen and I have no way to extend my cabinets or counter top. On the other side of the window is a 3 season room that’s very nice, no leaks or anything. So do I have to worry about tyvec or waterproofing or just caulk very well, insulate, plywood on outer side and Sheetrock on inside? It’s 36” wide 64” long. I hate the window and don’t want to pay a contractor tons of money if I can do it myself and it looks fairly simple for a person with a little house work experience?
Did you ever end up doing this? No you don't need weatherproofing if you have a room with an extended roof on the other side. Just plywood on the 3 season room, tape the seems where you installed new plywood, put up siding (I'm assuming) and you'll want insulation in th wall since the other room isn't insulated with anything but glass or screen. Same as the did in the video. I would add a 2x4 butted up to each side of the window framing though, that way you can secure the horizontal sid3s of the plywood to something. Not a fan of leaving it unsupported.
Do you need any flashing on this? I have a window that is being removed like this but unlike the location of yours, ours is in the middle of a long wall. Not sure if that will make a difference.
You could just take out the windows. Reframe the wooden studs to compensate for the smaller windows sheet rock the interior. Put plywood over the exterior and put siding to cover the remaining exposed area.
Hi! I am doing this in a room in my home, not bathroom. Then want to hang a tv. Would the last step for me be adding a piece of drywall and then taping? Spackling? Smoothing and paint? Thank u!
Yes, that is all they do when they are building a house. While the wall is opened up it’s a good time to add electrical and run cable(unless you are just going to stream) Also a good time to run conduit behind the wall if you want to hide the cords going down the wall. You might also check out the video on a cheap tv mount using just a piece of 2 x 4 for a French cleat. It’s sturdy movable and in expensive
Is the outside weatherproof? It seems like water could easily get into the cracks where the new ply wood was added. I have no knowledge when it comes to this stuff. I plan on doing this one day so I was curious.
You can wrap it in TveK for another layer of protection. This house was built in the 90s. TveK wasn’t used then. We finished it how the rest of the house was finished with no wrapping. The water will run down thw overlapping siding. The bottom edge is not caulked so if a small amount of moisture gets behind the siding it can evaporate
Most city ordinances require you to get a permit but most homeowners don’t. When selling you typically just disclose of any issue you had with rot or water damage. Even then you would disclose what the problem was and whether it was fixed or not. If you do a good job it should look like the house was originally built without a window there.
I didn’t you use a Tyvek or black tar paper? I put on LP smart siding and I used Tyvek. And 1/2” foil face insulation board then 3” Rockwool R15 for insulation.
Yes you can wrap it. It’s another layer of protection. New houses are wrapped. This house was not wrapped when it was built. So we just kept it consistent.
$15 for each 12 foot piece of siding then $15 for every 4x8 sheet of OSB at lowes Sheet rock 4x8 is about $12 a sheet for inside and some 8x2x4s Lumber $5 a stick
I wish someone would make a video on how to do this but only the bottom half of the window. The house my wife and I want has a huge kitchen window, we want to just basically do this to the bottom half but keep the top half of the window
Same situation at our house. We want to put built in shelves around the fireplace. We have the huge window with a small on on top. It would make it so much nicer if we didn’t have to go around the windows. I’m a little surprised they didn’t put wrapping on before putting the siding back on in this video.
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Awesome work! My dream house has awkward windows! Just want to patch a few! This was super simple to understand. I’m confident my husband and I can do this!
Thank you! This video was great! You were concise, no unnecessary talk.
Thanks! You made it SO much simpler and easy to understand.
Wish me luck!!
Good luck! Remember Failure is always an option until you succeed.
@@alwayslearningdiy Update:
I did it!! Mission accomplished and much thanks to your video. It gave me the confidence to try.
Windows removed (all 3) no broken glass.
You did make it look easier but only because you knew what you were doing. So I forgive you for that :)
Thank you!
@@charlie14459 Nice Job
Actually that was my first one. It was easy because the window wasn’t nailed in. Wind was blowing it in and out. Great job,
Proud of you for not being afraid to fail. Love it.
Perfect to show my customers what I will be doing instead of trying to explain 10x
Glad it can help
Thank you!!! We have an external window hidden inside of our walls (done by previous owner) and we need to remove it before getting vinyl siding installed. I love the demonstration and explanation.
So glad it helped
I have the same issue previous owner covered up a window on the outside but covered it with a mirror on the inside of the home
Nice work! I have to do a similar job soon where previous home owner had a window shaker A/C unit installed right through into the master bedroom..and then vinyl sided around it.
Amazing tutorial! How do you fix the inside? I recently removed a window in my studio, and I’ve fixed the outside, but now there’s a hole in my wall and I’d like to know how to make it look seamless one I get the plaster and paint on.
We just did normal sheet rock over the opening. Then they tiled over the wall
Concise. Thank you.
how come you didn't use tyvek or black paper on the outside?
You definitely can. We just put it back in the same condition with the rest of the house. Thanks for the question
Thank you so much! You made this so simple and to the point. No confusion from a woman who has done a little bit of house work, put toilets in, bathroom sinks and laminate flooring, etc. I was afraid to leave a window in my house/kitchen and just cover over it in case anyone ever went to saw or work on that area and get serious hurt years from now, from the glass.so if anyone knows anything that could help me even more? My window is in my kitchen and I have no way to extend my cabinets or counter top. On the other side of the window is a 3 season room that’s very nice, no leaks or anything. So do I have to worry about tyvec or waterproofing or just caulk very well, insulate, plywood on outer side and Sheetrock on inside? It’s 36” wide 64” long. I hate the window and don’t want to pay a contractor tons of money if I can do it myself and it looks fairly simple for a person with a little house work experience?
Did you ever end up doing this? No you don't need weatherproofing if you have a room with an extended roof on the other side. Just plywood on the 3 season room, tape the seems where you installed new plywood, put up siding (I'm assuming) and you'll want insulation in th wall since the other room isn't insulated with anything but glass or screen. Same as the did in the video. I would add a 2x4 butted up to each side of the window framing though, that way you can secure the horizontal sid3s of the plywood to something. Not a fan of leaving it unsupported.
Do you need any flashing on this? I have a window that is being removed like this but unlike the location of yours, ours is in the middle of a long wall. Not sure if that will make a difference.
You wouldn’t if you are just going back with siding
What if the exterior wall is stucco? Is it still possible to do this?
@@futurechefchloe9964 no it would be different.
Where did you buy the siding?
We bought it at Lowe’s but Home Depot has it as well.
I have ceiling to floor windows that I am not a fan of. I would like to have normal size but if need be will do away with them. Thank you for this.
You could just take out the windows. Reframe the wooden studs to compensate for the smaller windows sheet rock the interior. Put plywood over the exterior and put siding to cover the remaining exposed area.
@@alwayslearningdiy thank you!!! I didn't know what options I had and they are driving me a little crazy!
Hi! I am doing this in a room in my home, not bathroom. Then want to hang a tv. Would the last step for me be adding a piece of drywall and then taping? Spackling? Smoothing and paint? Thank u!
Yes, that is all they do when they are building a house. While the wall is opened up it’s a good time to add electrical and run cable(unless you are just going to stream) Also a good time to run conduit behind the wall if you want to hide the cords going down the wall. You might also check out the video on a cheap tv mount using just a piece of 2 x 4 for a French cleat. It’s sturdy movable and in expensive
How much did this cost I know it varies for different window sizes and materials but knowing would help me get some idea
We had about $100 in siding 7 pieces, $20 for 4 -2x4x8, $25 for a piece of 4x8 plywood, and $25 for a couple rolls of insulation. So around $200
Is the outside weatherproof? It seems like water could easily get into the cracks where the new ply wood was added. I have no knowledge when it comes to this stuff. I plan on doing this one day so I was curious.
You can wrap it in TveK for another layer of protection. This house was built in the 90s. TveK wasn’t used then. We finished it how the rest of the house was finished with no wrapping.
The water will run down thw overlapping siding. The bottom edge is not caulked so if a small amount of moisture gets behind the siding it can evaporate
Is that regular vinyl siding or what is that exactly??
Hardibacker siding. A cement board like product
It’s Hardy siding. Basically cement board siding
Do you typically need a permit to do something like this if owner ever wanted to sell?
Most city ordinances require you to get a permit but most homeowners don’t. When selling you typically just disclose of any issue you had with rot or water damage. Even then you would disclose what the problem was and whether it was fixed or not.
If you do a good job it should look like the house was originally built without a window there.
Thanks!
I didn’t you use a Tyvek or black tar paper? I put on LP smart siding and I used Tyvek. And 1/2” foil face insulation board then 3” Rockwool R15 for insulation.
Why nail the siding at the bottom?
where did you get that siding? it looks exactly like my aluminum siding with wood grain.
Lowes is where I bought it
@@alwayslearningdiy do you happen to have the listing or brand? I can't seem to find it.
I’ll look and try to find out
@@alwayslearningdiy did you end up finding anything?
@@jonathanyoung2771 lowes
Nice Caulk.
Don’t you need to wrap it before adding siding?
Yes you can wrap it. It’s another layer of protection. New houses are wrapped. This house was not wrapped when it was built. So we just kept it consistent.
Rough estimate of cost?!? I have the exact problem in my kitchen and need to replace a window with a wall to create space for more cabinets
$15 for each 12 foot piece of siding then $15 for every 4x8 sheet of OSB at lowes
Sheet rock 4x8 is about $12 a sheet for inside and some 8x2x4s
Lumber $5 a stick
I wish someone would make a video on how to do this but only the bottom half of the window. The house my wife and I want has a huge kitchen window, we want to just basically do this to the bottom half but keep the top half of the window
Same situation at our house. We want to put built in shelves around the fireplace. We have the huge window with a small on on top. It would make it so much nicer if we didn’t have to go around the windows. I’m a little surprised they didn’t put wrapping on before putting the siding back on in this video.
You glossed over the part I need: how to remove the window. It's just popping out??
You just pry the window out.
You may need to cut off the nails that hold the window in
But now there is a different color patch 🤔 my ocd would not let me.
We still have to paint