Putting A Window In Concrete Wall

Anchor this 2x4 to the concrete with screws or anchors.

Putting a window in concrete wall.

Mark the opening size for the door on both sides of the wall. In total the window should offer 5 7 square feet of escape space and the bottom of the window must be. If you need to install a new window in a concrete wall cut a hole that s large enough to hold your new window. Then make a custom frame and push the window in place.

Doing so makes it much easier to lift the window and position it. Back from the concrete wall. Step 4 fit the window. Drive concrete screws through the frame and into the cinder blocks to secure the window in place.

Measure the concrete opening and cut a 2x4 to fit across the lower sill. Screw the top of the frame into the ceiling plate or joists. Install a new window that fits the space and caulk around the frame to waterproof it. In a concrete wall without wood framing install the window framework by fastening it into the concrete wall with self tapping concrete screws.

Erect a temporary 2x4 support wall if the joists are perpendicular to the wall you ll be cutting. Measure and cut each stud for a tight fit. Add another set of marks across the top of the frame to represent a steel lintel that will support the load above the door. For a block wall installation fasten with rust resistant screws using a toe nail method through the jambs into the head and sill boards at each corner.

Remove the glass from the window and lift the frame into the window. Allow the lintel to go off before fitting the window. Place it 3 ft. The opening should be two inches wider than the door frame and about an inch taller in height.

Screw the top plate to the joists and align the studs directly under the floor joists. Put the window frame into place and secure it with nails or screws. Use concrete screws to anchor the sides of the frame to the concrete walls. Drill holes through the side of the window frame and into the cinder blocks with a hammer drill.

Use wood shims and a level to make sure this piece is level. Follow the same steps for the other 3 sides of the concrete opening. By and large the process of installing window in concrete wall involves specifying boundary of the window on the wall placing l shape steel or constructing reinforced concrete beam as a lintel making an opening inside specified boundary smooth edge of the opening placement of windows and finally placement of water proving agent around the frame of the window. Partially drive 3 in 7 6 cm deck screws into the bottom of the frame and push them into the wet concrete below.