INSTALL-WINDOWS AND RAIN SCREENING
Start by stapling a single strip of moisture barrier 300wide under
rough opening
...make sure that it extends past window on each side by 300
WINDOW-WRAP... attach at top only you will be sliding building wrap
underneath
later to form a shingle effect
WINDOW-WRAP...
cut two patches of peal and stick membrane 100 by 100 (4"x4") and stick
them so they fold back into the corners of rough opening ...
as per picture
next wrap peel and stick over moisture barrier
and up inside rough opening and up jambs 100(4") see first picture
WINDOW-WRAP...
now fold moisture barrier into window and wrap 300 back unto
sheathing... hanging over shingle style the below sill
strip
...repeat
the same for other side of jamb... and complete with a single
300 (12")
wide piece across window header top piece overlaps side jamb pieces
shingle style
Now apply a bead of polyurethane caulk around
sides and top
of window rough opening
and slide window in...shim under window to level and allow
for under sill drainage.. nail window into place
...vinyl windows nail middle of slots on sides don't drive nails
home(they like to expand in heat...read manufactures notes they all say
something different
from
INSTALL-WINDOWS wrap to building wrap
I
use two layers of thirty minute paper to wrap my houses... this is
accomplished with a first horizontal layer starter strip followed by a
2nd layer directly on top.. the following layers overlap each other by
1/2 the sheet width every strip
...make sure the layer below window
sill is tucked beneath all window wrap layers again shingle style...
I just lightly staple the paper on... and immediately follow
with my
treated 10m plywood 38 wide furring straps... these straps I nail
vertically every 300 (12 ") (this can vary from 8" to 16")
...I use galvi
coated wide head 1 3/4" roofing nails and tack every couple
of feet... note
minimum sheathing I use is 1/2 inch thick plywood any thing
less
and you should find your studs and only nail into these
