Mostly because they were existing, our master bath will have two full size windows. We’ll probably put plantation shutters or something on them for privacy, but they should bring in a lot of light. Replacing these went very similarly to the previous windows, with the exception that I came up with a better way of doing the exterior rigid foam that I wish I’d done all along. Since we’re putting 2″ of foam on the outside of the house, in two 1″ layers, I’ve been cutting a total of 8 rectangles to put around the windows. With these last two windows, I realized I could cut out the four pieces for the first layer while getting the entire outside layer in one piece. Not only does this reduce seams, tape, and look cleaner, it helps hold everything together better.
The back window was also an opportunity to finally get the rest of the peeling siding off the house and get it covered in house wrap. Another thing I did differently with this window (though I did it with the attic window as well) was I put the house wrap on first, before I built the jam extensions. Again, that worked better, and I wish I’d done that from the outset. The house wrap probably would have looked better.
Another technique I continued with was putting the temporary tabs on the jam extension to hold the window in place, but still give me room to pull it a bit out of the wall so that I could attach the brackets. If I had all of the windows to do over again, it would be considerably easier, and a better job. That said, it would still be a complete pain, given all the reframing involved.
See how much better it looks than the one on the first floor? That’s the first window we did. Oh well, that’s how it goes.
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