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Share on:<\/h4><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nI<\/span>n this series, we follow a Christchurch couple in their bid to turn their 1960\u2019s fixer-upper, from a retro rental to a modern home.<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve ever considered buying an older home but have lacked the confidence to tackle something totally outdated, this guide is for you. It\u2019s a whole lot of fun, and not as hard (or anywhere near as risky) as you might imagine.<\/p>\n
In the\u00a0previous chapter<\/a>, we met with Glen from Kitchen Concepts, who worked with Jeremy and Alana to design and make the kitchen of their dreams.<\/p>\nWith the kitchen design settled and the manufacture underway, it was time to focus back on the house. Mark (the builder) and his guys had made great progress and it was now time to take delivery of the new double glazed windows.<\/p>\n
Installation would take 4-5 days. Mark and his team would work window-by-window, door-by-door, removing and replacing each with the new units.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What work was involved with the window\/door replacements?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>In Chapter 5, we looked at the\u00a0glazing measure and choices<\/a>. Jeremy and Alana had chosen aluminium double glazing to replace their timber single glazing. The new units were ready and it was time to get stuck in.<\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
The actual job of replacing the old with the new was entirely up to the builders.<\/p>\n
Mark was experienced in this work, having done many full-house upgrades in the past.<\/p>\n
Mark assigned some extra pairs of hands to our job for the days they\u2019d be working on this. There was some heavy lifting involved in this work, where a minimum of three people were needed.<\/p>\n
Mark and his team would take delivery on site. The windows would be positioned around the house where they were to be installed. From there, the old windows and joinery would be cut out and the new units positioned. The new units would then be fixed in position and expanding insulation installed.<\/p>\n
The final job would be to cut and install new architraves, resulting in a seamless result ready for painting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Were there any tricky bits?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>While most of the window replacements were fairly straightforward like-for-like, the sliding doors were taller than the original window openings and would require some additional work.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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All of the window replacements were identical to the originals, so it was more a matter of repeating a proven process of cutting out the old, and installing the new.<\/p>\n
With the ranch sliders, however, about 300mm of brick and wall would need to be removed down to floor level.<\/p>\n
This process was relatively straight forward, however. The builders would undertake everything required to get the new doors in place, and bricklayers would take care of building a new stone sill on the exterior, to direct moisture away from the building after the doors were installed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Post a job<\/span><\/a>Not sure where to start?<\/h2>
I<\/span>n this series, we follow a Christchurch couple in their bid to turn their 1960\u2019s fixer-upper, from a retro rental to a modern home.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve ever considered buying an older home but have lacked the confidence to tackle something totally outdated, this guide is for you. It\u2019s a whole lot of fun, and not as hard (or anywhere near as risky) as you might imagine.<\/p>\n In the\u00a0previous chapter<\/a>, we met with Glen from Kitchen Concepts, who worked with Jeremy and Alana to design and make the kitchen of their dreams.<\/p>\n With the kitchen design settled and the manufacture underway, it was time to focus back on the house. Mark (the builder) and his guys had made great progress and it was now time to take delivery of the new double glazed windows.<\/p>\n Installation would take 4-5 days. Mark and his team would work window-by-window, door-by-door, removing and replacing each with the new units.<\/p>\n<\/div> In Chapter 5, we looked at the\u00a0glazing measure and choices<\/a>. Jeremy and Alana had chosen aluminium double glazing to replace their timber single glazing. The new units were ready and it was time to get stuck in.<\/p>\n<\/div> The actual job of replacing the old with the new was entirely up to the builders.<\/p>\n Mark was experienced in this work, having done many full-house upgrades in the past.<\/p>\n Mark assigned some extra pairs of hands to our job for the days they\u2019d be working on this. There was some heavy lifting involved in this work, where a minimum of three people were needed.<\/p>\n Mark and his team would take delivery on site. The windows would be positioned around the house where they were to be installed. From there, the old windows and joinery would be cut out and the new units positioned. The new units would then be fixed in position and expanding insulation installed.<\/p>\n The final job would be to cut and install new architraves, resulting in a seamless result ready for painting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> While most of the window replacements were fairly straightforward like-for-like, the sliding doors were taller than the original window openings and would require some additional work.<\/p>\n<\/div> All of the window replacements were identical to the originals, so it was more a matter of repeating a proven process of cutting out the old, and installing the new.<\/p>\n With the ranch sliders, however, about 300mm of brick and wall would need to be removed down to floor level.<\/p>\n This process was relatively straight forward, however. The builders would undertake everything required to get the new doors in place, and bricklayers would take care of building a new stone sill on the exterior, to direct moisture away from the building after the doors were installed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>What work was involved with the window\/door replacements?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Were there any tricky bits?<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
Not sure where to start?<\/h2>
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