How to Install a Replacement Window 

I’ve been installing for 23 years this guy is spot on. Great job Ron. Best install on you tube.

This was not long and drawn out! I love it! I just purchased my 2nd fixer-upper and I and determined to save more by doing many projects myself! This was truly helpful! I'm confident I can do this myself!!

I've never installed windows before, so I've watched a bunch of videos before attempting here. This is the best video I've come across. Thanks!

Thank you so much Mr.Ron this so helpful to my husband and I .We bought an older home a few years back and we need to replace the windows .They are the original windows of the home built in 1928 .We are grateful for your help .thank you for all your time you take to show us how to remodel our home .I like how professional you are when doing your remodel projects.take care.

Best video on the topic of installing replacement style videos!

Excellent presentation. I'm all set to tackle this project now. Thank you sir.

Soooo awesome watching you and learning!

Great video. I have been working carpentry for a long time but like watching how to videos and always learning new techniques. Thank you.

Very well articulated and to the point.

Nice demo. Hits all the right points. If I follow your method, I know I'll be happy with my results. Thanks.

Fantastic video, thank you Mr. Ron I follow all your instructions and install my first Window thank you for all your help.

Great video. Very thorough and easy to follow.

As always, Ron, your presentation is informative and entertaining. Scott

I am about to do this to one of my boy’s rooms. Looks straightforward. Thank you.

most informative video i have see yet on replacements .. thanks

Great video !

Excellent video Ron video thank you !!!!!

Great instruction , easy to understand. Thanks

I am so glad you showed the part about how to remove a screw covered in paint! That is what happens in the real world!

Ron, I'm impressed with this video, good job on showing how and outstanding additional information! Throwing your professional van with the side opening toolboxes, outstanding!

Nice craftsman impact gun and I know that’s a craftsman. I’ve been using them for years 19.2.

Wholesome AF and very informative

Thank you

Great video, I’m curious to know how to measure the window so I can pickup the correct size? I currently have Pella double pane windows that have haze on the inside pane.

Nice video Ron....

this guy is more pleasant to watch than Bob Villa.

Very nice video

You make it look easy. I have 12 window in my house that is single pane I think it's over 40 years old. The house is very closed to busy street and traffic noise are killing me. I think I am going to upgrade it to double pane insulated window to keep the house little quiet. I don't how difficult this would be.

Thanks for making this "for Dummies" (like me)..other vids had my head spinning

Classic video

did not realize that this was so easy.

Great video

Your good man!!!! 👍🏻🙏🏻

I like his van and have never seen one with toolbox doors as he has.

I had an Andersen Rep come by but I never got a straight answer about what I was going to have to do when the replacement windows are installed. Looks to me that you will need to do some trim painting on the interior and likely going to have to do all of the trim so that it properly matches.

I need help with replacing windows surrounded by Asbestos panels. In particular, a window has a wall-unit AC, and it is slowly, over time pulling the rotting ceal further outside causing the stoop to rot. Any tips?

I can understand why the outside bottom of window may require some attention due to the sill angle not matching the replacement window; but, having difficulty visualizing what you were filling on the sides of the window since it was installed against the outside stops. Thanks.

Most people don't realize there are little gnomes that come by at night and drill tiny holes in the glass, thereby releasing the argon gas and nullifying the insulative affect.. so next time you feel a draft.. you can curse those little gnomes for that..

Good video. I like to buy windows from Dako.

I thought you were gonna say the most annoying piece of mail was the one from Anderson windows renewal by Andersen asking you if you want to get your windows changed

Very informative video, with only a minor correction which I'm sure was just a simplification. Obviously 'warm air' does not pass through single pane glass. What happens here is 2 fold. First off, the single pane of glass easily transfers the heat on one side of the glass to the other. It also does nothing to block infrared light from passing through. The double layer of glass prevents direct heat transfer from the outside air to the inside air, and also reflects infrared light, keeping heat energy inside in the winter and outside in the summer. Over all, great video!

My windows are on the third floor. Can I leave the storms in place, making the job a bit easier?

The plastic "rope" around the corner of replacement window, should not be cut until caulking and shims are done. With storm windows in the 1980's, removing this rope too early, will cause alignment problems. This rope is what holds the strom window aligned. Am I right Ron? The manufacturer warns installer, to remove when almost done. Be careful you are measuring jam to jam, sash strip can cause problems measuring.

how do you finish interior? put back stoppers?

Why is there a gap when this thing fits inside and against the stop and how or why would you put sealant in the stop if the gap needed backer rod? Looks like an incorrectly sized window.

Measuring tips to ensure you buy the correct replacement size???

My new double hung window has a device that must have been used to keep the window shut during shipping, it is stuck between the locks between the top and bottom window. How do I remove it so that I can open my window?

This is so 90’s

Very nice and very good information. I can't find one of those Grabber Bits however. Can someone point me to where I buy one. Thanks. Phil

thank you , come over anytime you want , i appreciate the help.

Hello great video. However i do have one question. What is the depth of the double hung window? 3" or 3 1/2". Are most depths 3" on newer replacement windows? Therefore you will have a 1/2'' gap between the step sill and the double hung window... How do you fix this gap between the step sill and the window? Replace the sill?

What model is the window you installed?

good video. very informative. Ryobi must be a sponsor and I'll leave it there.

Helpful video but how did you measure for that window?

Those are some nice windows! I was wondering how to do the window from inside only. What was the brand of that aluminium tape? It looked like it said Pella on it. Do you have links to any of the products you used? (like the tape and the sealant you put on the outside)? I'm in a very old house (built in the 30s or 40s). Windows are metal & don't even have trim around them on the inside. Had the siding redone so they have J-channel around the perimeter. Inside some of the windows just have wall paneling cut roughly around (bc tenants ruined the walls) & no trim. One of the windows I need to replace will be inside a shower so I'm trying to figure out how to frame it out to work with a surround and a mustee duratrim window trim kit (made of thermoplastic).

Is that tape up to code nowadays?

I have US property, accessible from the Canadian side. I have to cross the boarder, then take a boat to our property. Nice windows, but if they can’t installed them, they won’t sell them. Crazy. I guess I will skip the install fee for a contractor as I built the house. Yes, it has reclaimed single pane windows in it now, but it gets cold. I guess bears and company policy make it scary to accomplish!

Where is the foam backer and non-expanding foam, window wrap tape? Caulk does a poor job of filling in the cracks, don't bet solely on caulk. Old school install.

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Ron, Can you please tell me exactly which tools I need to buy for this project? Thank you.

You didn’t talk about how you measured for a new window

We have old windows. Last week, I did a big dooty in our downstairs bathroom. Clogged the toilet and all. I’ll be watching your video on how to unclog a toilet since it’s been sitting for a week. Anyways, I didn’t even open the window and my wife said I stunk up the outside backyard. I think the windows need replacing since there is a draft outside.

You forgot a very important part. You never explained or showed how to determine the size of the window to get.

That ancient TV is so distracting.

It looks like putting a smaller window unit inside the old window frame

the windows with mullion strips on the outside are harder to clean

Do you service in Louisiana

Why didn't you get a white window? Doesn't match anything.

Cheap drills , did a good job lol

Why doesn't anyone show how to install a replacement arched window? I have an arched (half circle) window in a stucco wall I need to replace and I'd love to see a video but can't find anything on it.

Ron, you do great work, i can hardly tell it from a good job. at 3:55 you checked the stool level, not the sill.

Can I remove the window shims after the foam dries up. I want to foam where the shims where then replace the screws.

Is the same shit old or new i change my Windows and the bill is the same nothing change

how do you measure your windows

@mandingoteck dailey Exactly, would have been nice to see the guy measure for proper size for opening for expansion

How long does this take to do?

All my windows guys say that PVC and Vinyl windows are superior to Wood. I really dislike the way Vinyl and some PVC look. Plus when things go wrong they cost a fortune to replace. Wood is at every builder supply and so easy and inexpensive to replace. Here in GA I we do not have energy concerns as much as up North where you deal with extreme temp changes. I often wonder if expensive windows really pay off? I did the math once and it would have taken me 30 years to break even with PVC windows. So I just replaced my broken sealed windows with same wood (cost me 200 bucks over 800) plus I have so many clients who spend thousands of dollars in new windows only to learn a few years later when a seal breaks that it isn't covered under the warranty! Just had a client learn that with Anderson Windows.. they charged him $$$. I was so angry for him. He paid the 1200 to have the windows replaced. So anyone looking at replacing those windows better have a good look at the warranty and do the math with supposed energy savings and cost factor.

checking for square on an already 'square pre-made window is really not needed, as it's already square.

Ron, I'd bet 5 dollars you had to rip the interior mullion strips?

"Pella" and "state of the art" don't belong in the same sentence. May as well get your windows at the Dollar Store.

Aluminum clad Pella... 90 million $$$ lawsuit settled finally last yr, 10,000 people on the suit for this windows constant wood rot. Aluminum expands at different rates than wood thus allowing moisture in between the aluminum and wood.

I opened my car but didn't find any aluminum tape. What should I do?

Great installation !! I can tell your caulking ability is poor but over all good job 👍 I’m a pella window installer my self .

That is not how you apply the flashing

Pella is literally the worst...expensive and way over engineered. Replacement parts are over priced as they use their own proprietary hardware. Nothing special about them tipping out to clean.....even cheap windows from the 80's will do this.

It’s not always that easy. When you’ve got a concrete block stucco houses is a completely different story windows in wooden houses are different vinyl siding houses are different condos are different picture windows are different and on and on

When you replace the window, there were no problems in leveling and plumbing ans shimming the new window. You should have shown the techniques required rather than simply stating...It's all good...The reason for these videos is not to remove and replace, but to remove, shim, level, plum, level, then replace... You are misleading the public!

This is replacing a replacement window... there is no flanges as with many new construction windows.

A single pane of glass has the same R value no matter what its mounted in, so these plastic windows are Not more energy efficient than wood, Also, wood windows last for centuries when maintained & plastic windows last about 10-15 years then they are landfill material!

Ron...Ron...Ron. Replacing your windows will not decrease dramatically your electric bills. Energy leakage from other areas must also be addressed such as bad air seals on doors, attics, and electric outlets. How much did those Pellas cost/window? How many years is the warranty? You made it look so easy and fast, but how long before the seal for the argon gas fails, moisture gets inside, rots the wood, and you have to replace them again...and again...and again. They sound like disposable, non-sustainable windows to me. Instead of trashing the old wood windows, you could have taken the time investment to strip the failing paint we saw, repaint and reglaze the existing wood windows to fix the air leaks. Installing good weatherization products could further improve the air seal.Then invest in some high quality storm windows like Monray which don't detract from the design of the original windows. Is ease and time saving of cleaning really your second criteria for your windows?

Annoying music.

Talk too much !

TRUMP -2020

Another "how-to" video that does NOT show "how to." Moving on.

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2:22 I call bull shit! the paint seal was broken around the screw ! The only way to do that is if the screw was removed already and they put it back in .so now it comes out easy for the video!!!!

Thank you

You are lucky....your window fitted the opening. Your brick moulding and sill aren't rotten either like mine. I had to order special size windows and nail them into the original 2x4 wall framing

thank you

Does anyone at (4:09) get the idea he just wanted to show off his remote control side panels on his van?