How to Resize a Window | Replacing Window in a Shower
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- My bathroom renovation includes adding a shower, but the current one wasn't going to work. See how I resized the rough opening and installed a new window for my shower. Shop the WORKPRO site: workprotools.store/
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I’ve said this before” this old house “ needs to hire this beauty! She knows what she’s doing and it could save that long running PBS show ! 😎👍
I was on pins and needles the whole time! I'm just glad that you're alive.
Your enthusiasm and personality makes your videos so entertaining!!
I'm inspired! Every contractor/handyman (9 total) that I've called talk at me like I'm a dummy. I'm not. I'm just old and tired of fixing my house. I ordered windows of the same width, just 5 inches shorter. I refuse to pay someone $800 to remove, resize, and install one window! I could have had replacement winows installed for less than the cost of their labor. That didn't even include drywall or the siding (I have the siding). I may make an attempt in the spring....but I know there is rotted wood at the sill...alas, just a little extra work. :) Thank you for the awesome video! Great detail and right on point. Girls rock🎉
I'd pay the 800 all day long.
Talented woman, the finished product always looks great. Thanks for sharing.
You do such great work. I've hired a lot of "carpenters" in my day. I can honestly say your work is better than many who call themselves a carpenter. Great videos.
Thank you, that’s very kind!
I love that you always ‘do the research’ to empower yourself to tackle complicated jobs . You may not be a ‘professional’ but you have so much experience that you could be. Great job on a scary ladder job!
I would’ve been terrified being up on that ladder!
Great job! Working off ladders isn’t fun. I avoid it as much as possible. I feel your pain on the two person thing too. I prefer to work alone and hate it when I’m halfway through and realize I should’ve gotten a helper two steps ago 😂. Keep up the great work!
I was distracted from sweating everytime you were at the top of the ladder🤯
I don’t blame you for the mishaps. I do the same thing. Such a pleasure watching you work. Fantastic content!
I am a lifelong Minnesota resident. I really want a lake house soon, currently saving. Watching videos to get pumped up. I came across your video. I love how you do things on your own. I wasn't looking for that type of video, but it was a blessing because I will probably be doing the same someday when I find my lake house. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!!! I've learned so much already ❤ going to watch more
I had to subscribe you are badass !!! Am petrified of heights and seeing u up doing your thing is admirable!!!!❤
This was super inspirational! I’ve been wanting to shorten a window in our breakfast nook so I can build some banquet seating in front. Makes me confident I can do it!
Good job, both on the construction and the video.
I know that work pants with tool pockets and tool belts are marketed towards men and may feel silly, but it's honestly so much easier to manage tools when working on ladders ❤
You go girl you did one window flawlessly.....you can do so much more! I commend you, you are so young and look what you can achieve.
Very nice job there Melissa! You constantly amaze me at the work you take on, and accomplish. Well done !
Great install! But I worry about you on that tall ladder.
SIMP 👆
I'm impressed with the results! Looks great!
It wasn't just good , it was a GREAT JOB. DIY Princess.
OUTSTANDING. Great job! You knocked it out of the park girl.
Awesome job! This gives me the motivation to finally replace the one window I've been putting off. Also, the audio quality sounds amazing with the wireless lapel mic.
Absolutely awesome! Loved this style of video . . . having you talk live on camera while you're working. Super cool!
Looks superb Mel!!
Amazing work!!
Be proud of all your efforts and works!!
Superstar!!!
I gutted the first floor bathroom 6 years ago and replaced the tub with a solid surface shower pan. I ordered a (2) crankout casement windows just about the same as you installed. I had created recessed spaces for storage of shampoo, etc and was tiled with accent pieces and prior to installing the cement backboard I Red Guarded the entire back wall. The bathroom space was rewired for power vent as well as additional accent lights.
I bought all the material and ceramic tile for the shower and 38" high the rest of the room. I hired a tradesman to install the tiles and marble floor as I had tiled and floored the upstair bathroom 15 years prior. It was a wise move as the tiler was their a full week making intricate cuts to do a super finished job.
I did hire a pro to install the frameless 1/2" glass shower doors but I plumbed the vanity, toilet, and shower pan drain as well as install the Symmons shower and valve and faucet fixtures.
Well now I am going to redo the upstairs in spring which as going to be a duplicate of the downstairs with colors being different.
I already have the window ordered from 6 years ago as well as Symmons shower valve and faucet and back board stored in the basement floor because of a 10% off Lowes coupon I used then. Long story short after watching your impressive video I am going to resize that space with the smaller window myself. I will look with interest for the rest of your bathroom completion on your web site.
As you probably already discovered in the video or comments below, if one does not care to save the old frame (most cases) it's way easier to remove if you just run a circular saw across all four sides of the window. The little pieces are much easier to remove than the whole frame all at once or a full side at a time. Then just grind off what's left of the nails. Or even better, order the new window as a "retrofit" wish is double the price but will fit your old window frame exactly. Then there is no evidence the window was ever changed on the outside but it depends on what you want to spend on materials and if making new cuts on the outside is easy to hide. You obviously made the right choice under the circumstances. Thanks for the videos Melissa !
That’s fantastic! You’re so brave.
You are an inspiration. 💪🏻💪🏻 As always, thank you for the excellent content.
Nicely done! Looks great.
Great video. I’m about to tackle this project myself. I will put a window in like yours on top and in the shower, add a cutout/nook for shampoo. So I’m using the same space the larger window was in. Wish me luck (I’ll need it). 😂
I considered doing that, but where I live you cannot put a recessed niche in an exterior wall. The wall needs more insulation for the cold months.
Seriously love your videos! Thank you so much, Very instructive and I've learned so much from watching! :)
Replacing a window is a pane sometimes.😂
Baha!
I like how you framed that.
I saw right through this pun
You guys nailed it.
That windows looks awesome!
100% inspired and motivated by your videos!! Thank you! ❤
Great job! It looks good.
Perfect time for an extra hand on the inside.. great job!
You are awesome! Great work, and your smile at the end was charming! Keep the content coming.
Great job and a cozy video you make. Love that!
Great work! A tool belt will help you.
Definitely inspired me to renovate my bathroom! Thank you 🙏🏻
Looks amazing.
Beautiful tutorial
The outside looks incredible, like it's original to the house. What I've learned most from your videos is that I ever have work that needs done, I should ask you for a bid! hahaha
You are unstoppable!
Well done!!!❤
Great job Melissa as usual 👍🏼👍🏼 btw, I long ago switched to foam gun, it's a far superior way of applying foam etc, helped with control and much more economical in the long run 🙏🏼 19:01
Nicely done!
Good job Melissa
Your amazing!! Great work 😊
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Kudos. I'm beyond happy you weren't hurt
You rock!!! Definitely have inspired me!
What a great job again 👍. Nothing stops you 💪😎🐕🦺
what a great job on that window you cannot tell where you filled in and have to admit was a little nervous with you up on that ladder thanks for sharing
You are super woman. I am so thankful you did this video because I'm about to the same thing when I start renovation on my house❤
Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Great job!
Well done 👏
GREAT JOB! That was amazing. And looks completely professional. You did inspire me to try something intimidating. Thank you!
I was so afraid you were going to accidentally slip with the hammer and break your new window 😬 which, with my luck, would happen to me. But you are too skilled for that to happen😅
Great job😊
Awesome job!!!!
Great video ... well done!!
Wow. You made me sit to the edge of my seat. I thought: she isn't going up that ladder, and at the same time carrying that window up is she? Yes she is!! I was terrified you would fall down. You are a daredevil. In the 1920's you had Buster Keaton. Who did all the stunts himself, and lived to tell.
Great job Melissa, but please don't do these kind of jobs with just a ladder again😉
Love the channel...
Thank you so much
So pretty
Great video...!!
You are remarkable. Not that you can, because of course you can but because you aren’t afraid. 👍
Very good job Melissa, you are very talented and fanny Yong women. God Bless You and your Family. ❤🎉
“This face is going to give me wrinkles”😂😂 that made me laugh out loud!
quel travail Mélissa cela est superbe patrick
great job! I enjoy your channel. please please always wear safety glasses
smokin!
Great job👍🏼😉❤️🇨🇦
Not criticizing…Should’ve put house wrap over sill into house before installing window, then zip tape. With the outside trim so flush with the siding I would’ve put some flashing up top. Thats a big project, good job!! I know contractors that you put to shame.
Oooh I wish next you could show adding exterior windows where there aren't any. I have a dark house! ❤
hello welcome the woods its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy
If you're going to be using flashing tape in the future you might get yourself a j-roller to roll down the flashing tape. The adhesive has to have some pressure on it to be effective.
Btw, 14:00 the bottom flange is usually left un-flashed (so any moisture, water, on the sill, as little as it is, is able to drip out & down instead of being trapped). The bottom flange still rests on flashing tape you applied to the sill specifically the section of flashing tape that makes a 90° turn onto the outside wall and house wrap. Window manufacturers specify running a bead of silicone on the side and top flanges. You can silicone the bottom flange too, but with just spots of silicone, not a continuous bead. Last but not least, Awesome!
The angle of that ladder is scaring me
Hey look, I really enjoy your video. And I'm not trying to pick on you in any way, shape, nor form! But I kept wondering why you didn't move your ladder out from the wall of your house a little bit more? And lean the ladder up against the wall right underneath the window? I've done that several times. And it seems to work pretty well! Anyhow thanks for another great video as usual! Keep up the great work!
Love the channel. Please do not leave tools on the top of any ladder. If the drill had come off and hit you in the head it could have been a tragedy. I hope you make many many more videos! (safely)
just a suggestion, but you might want to be a little more careful with ladder work. Your ladder base looks very far from the house wall, which sometimes there is no choice for - but then you have to use anchor lines, plus something to seriously hold down the base. If the ladder goes down, and you fall 7' or 10' you can get very seriously injured, which is not fun. Also, whenever possible, when working at the top of a ladder, hold on to the ladder with one hand and work with the other hand - again, not always possible but very often it is, if you try.
Looks great, use a carpenters belt as that drill dropping on your head would hurt!
Great job!! The only small recommendation I have is to ALWAYS wear cheap latex gloves when using the spray insulating foam in a can. That stuff is nasty! As you said, you don't want to get it on your hands. If you do, nothing will remove it! Not soap, WD40, thinner, nothing will work! You just have to wait DAYS until it wears off your hands naturally. Been there, done that! :-(
Being up on a ladder like that scares the heck out of me. Great job…and work! There is NO job to big for you to tackle.
Impressive. But why are you offsetting your ladder? Versus placing it directly in line with window? Leaning (laterally) from a ladder seems unsafe.
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I do not excuse the respirator face. Not allowed. 😠 Just kidding. Looks like a little chip of the cedar siding came off when you took out the exterior window casing. Anyway, I just spent the whole day painting my kitchen and back mud room. It's helpful to see I'm not the only one working right now. But here's how I have you beat - I just listen to books on Audible. No having to stop and talk to my camera, readjust it, etc. To be fair, home improvement isn't a hustle for me - yet! Anyway, time for a shower. No windows, though.
You are very good! Can't open the window? Why?
Have you ever used Schluter?
Rent a cherry picket bucket lift from a residential rental company over the weekend for job like this if you don't want the risk of falling off the ladder. When you get older you balance is not the best. Sometimes it is just the cost of doing business to be safe when older. About $500 for the weekend.
Since you can’t open the window, how is the bathroom going to be ventilated? You do an awesome job.
I had a bath fan added that vents through the roof
mükemmelsin.👍👏👏👏
Next time screw a 2x4 temporarily below the window to hold the window like a ledge so you can position yourself to get it in place.
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Be careful and don’t get yourself into any more “fickles” lol jk great job as always.
I watched that back during editing and was like, did I really say that?? 😂
I am not sure how I came across this video. You are so tiny. Kudos to you for sticking to it. However, I agree that this was a dangerous maneuver by yourself.
You are very good dear Melissa. You could actually do it for a living. If you wanted :)
Нравишься ты мне, поэтому и смотрю. 😋
The audio seems to be a little bit out of sync in some places.