How to install plastic windows with your own hands?

One of the symbols of the "new time" in our country are plastic windows. This phenomenon has many explanations. First, they are beautiful. Secondly, they are very durable, hygienic and convenient to maintain. Thirdly, they can be mounted independently.

Yes, yes, you did not misinterpret. You can install plastic windows with your own hands, without overpaying their installers. And make it much better and more accurate. In this article, we describe the process of such an installation.

Immediately specify that we will not describe the process of taking measurements. In any case, it is better to entrust this matter to specialists.

Preparing for installation

We do not recommend starting the installation of plastic windows with your own hands without appropriate preparation for it. But to do something until the moment when ready blocks are delivered to you, it's just pointless.

It is necessary to completely clear the place in front of the window. Furniture can be left, but it (as well as the floor) is best closed with a dense plastic film. Further, the preparation of the window openings for the installation of blocks begins.

What to do with the window unit?

Most often it is necessary to remove double-glazed windows and swinging windows. The press napkins are removed (they must be marked), after which the frame tilts slightly, and the glass unit leaves the grooves. After that, we continue to install plastic windows with our own hands.

From the inside of the window profile drill holes for fasteners. On the sides you need to make at least three, and from the sides - at least two anchorages. Do not forget that for drilling it is necessary to use metal drills, since under the plastic coating there is an aluminum profile.

Getting Started

The most dirty and hard work is the dismantling of old windows. If there is no task to use them somewhere else, then you do not need to stand on ceremony with them. Using the mount, ax and brute force, we clean the openings from the rotten heritage of the past. After that, you need to remove all the brick chips, dust and other debris.

Immediately recommend the installation of plastic or wooden substrates, on which you will put the window blocks. Do not forget that the installation of plastic windows with their own hands provides for the abandonment of these supports, as only the anchors simply will not withstand the weight of the entire structure.

Mounting

They are screwed to the metal fittings, bending in the form of "ears". First, attach the lower level, only after this, twisting the upper ends.

At each stage, make sure that the installation is correct using the level! Otherwise, the installation of plastic windows, the price of which is only the cost of consumables, will have to be repeated anew. By the way, the cost of installing a team of workers starts from 4 thousand for one window!

To seal the gaps between the opening and the window itself, polyurethane foam is used. After its solidification, excess material is cut off and all decorative profiles are installed, as well as the dismantled window elements. A window sill is placed, and after that slopes are mounted, which will protect the layer of mounting foam from the aggressive action of the external environment.

Note that the plastic windows, the technology of installation of which was briefly described by us, will be more durable, the more strictly you observed all the rules of their assembly.