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  1. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    I assume you do not get the snow like we do up here is wisc. I made my steel door swing inward and I raised the bottom 4 inches above the floor to avoid plowing through straw and shavings.. sometimes the snow can be as high as 2 to 3 feet against the door.. opening it outward becomes almost...
  2. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    I think you did a wonderful job. once you are done with it, you should not have to do anything to it for at least 20 years, then maybe another coat of paint..:thumbsup now go and build another one..
  3. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    If you read post 13 and 14 you will see that the windows are already installed. If the OP had better plans to follow, as a new builder, he wouldn't be in this predicament .. If the OP does like I layed out, the windows won't look like they are protruding. If he adds 2x4's as someone...
  4. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    yep, u tube. I use it all the time. I rebuild vintage wood working machines. and then I use them.. My next project is a small wood lathe. good luck with the windows
  5. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    we already established that the siding cannot go over the flange. the windows are already installed. if it were me, I would get thin enough wood trim to fit into the channel. that would be similar to the siding fitting into the channel. it would look nicer , too, than butting a thicker...
  6. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    not at all, it is only about 1/8" once the job is done, it will look like you did it on purpose. If you have read my post, you want the tape to overlap. If the wood does not cover the edges of the tape when you are done, just take a razor knife and trim the excess away.. the wood trim is...
  7. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    I understand all that. but the windows are already installed. in order to recess them farther in, they would have to be removed and the opening made larger. the way I recommended is not fancy. but just because it is just a chicken coop, is no reason to do a sloppy job.. If they don't provide...
  8. jvls1942

    Installing Coop Windows

    I am a retired carpenter contractor. do not cut the nailing flange off. You said you have the tape, now is the time to use it. start at the bottom. put a piece of tape over the nailing fin tucked up into the channel. and extended beyond the window about 4 inches ib both sides. next, do both...
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