After we hung the drywall in the dining room, we went for a window. The weather was agreeable and worst case we had the porch as protection. We got a few sprinkles of rain in the process and got the window installed before the big evening rain came.
As with everything, when one thing comes out, multiple things have to go, too. The siding needed trimmed to fit the new framing. It was easier and faster just to remove it. Which was holding the screen door.
I was glad to see the screen door go. It was only held with 3 nails that were constantly coming loose. At one point, I attempted to remove the nails and put in screws, but the holes were so big that the screws wouldn't hold either. I got one screw to hold, but then it made the door so tight it didn't line up and the door wouldn't properly.
The previous owners used the boxes the siding came in as insulation before they installed the aluminum siding. Good idea, except it wasn't water tight and this is the weather side of the house. The cardboard was wet and had been wet for a while. Mold was growing on he cardboard, behind the siding.
The old insulbrick siding was actually nice and not in bad condition here on the porch. It's probably asbestos. We are just leaving it there and covering it up.
We made the window smaller for several reasons. Savings is one of them. Safety is another. The old, large windows were only a foot off the foot, let out lots of heat and made it difficult to place furniture underneath. The newer, smaller windows will allow the family to put a table or couch under the window and because we raised the screen portion of the window above the height of the porch, the breeze coming in is even better than previously.
It looks so nice and still lets in light and air.
I have lots of seams and screws to patch this week. Walt Kowalski doesn't want me to be bored.
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