Full Frame Window Replacement In Stucco

In stucco homes with aluminum windows it is often necessary to cut away the original flange to preserve the stucco.

Full frame window replacement in stucco.

There is rot in the window frame. Basic steps to remove the old window. A new flush flange window or door can be installed against the existing stucco covering the water management liner. Full frame replacement in stucco walls for flush flange windows the existing window or door is cut out of the opening or collapsed.

Preserving a stucco finish greatly depends on the kind of windows you already have installed. Trim casing or sill. Window replacement in stucco although it does typically need to be cut back several inches from the edge of a new window when performing a full frame replacement stucco can be patched and repaired. But the process we recommend includes removing the stucco from around the perimeter of the window about 6 inches to 8 inches on all four sides.

In order to remove these windows properly it is often necessary to break the stucco off a couple of inches in order to expose the fasteners. Beating the stucco around the window until it falls out of the lath. The opening is sealed and flashed using a patent pending water management liner. Older aluminum windows usually have a nailing fin that is hidden underneath the stucco.

Full frame replacement windows are the best option for you if one of these statements apply. He then bends back the lath in preparation for removing the window. He is carefulnot to damage the building paper beneath. The window is out of square.

This needs to be done rather surgically as we want to. With wood windows there is no nail fin and the stucco usually ends at the edge of the existing brickmould. If not done correctly patched stucco can expand and contract at a different rate than existing stucco potentially causing cracks over time. For one thing the patch is more likely.