Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Jul 12, 2012 11:11 am Hi, We have a floor to waist height window [approx 90 x 90cm] that we want to replace with blueboard. Can anyone provide any advise on the best way to do this and is it easy? This is the first house we are renovating and I want the work to look good so any advise will be helpful. Cheers Sharni Re: Replacing window with blueboard 2Jul 12, 2012 12:33 pm Brick veneer or weatherboard? Window is fastened to house frame through the reveals. Pull off architraves, cut nails between frame and reveals. Pull out window. Fit battens to frame to extend to brickwork, and where you want the blueboard to fit. Fit blueboard on to battens. Silicone seal blueboard to brickwork - inside and outside. Internally, frame the opening and finish with Gyprock... Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Replacing window with blueboard 3Jul 12, 2012 1:30 pm Hi Ed, Its a timber frame, just want to replace the glass with blueboard. Its not a single window frame, it has 4 windows and door in middle [2 windows either side] so can not remove the frame. Was thinking of pulling the glass out, gluing the bluebaord in with silicone and putting small frame around it to hold it firm in place. Not sure how that would look but kitchen cupboard will end up in front of most of the window / blueboard, except for a small gap on the side where we need to put a small dog door in [which just adds more problems to the change] We'll see how we go Re: Replacing window with blueboard 4Jul 12, 2012 3:10 pm You can do as you say, if you want the door to operate it will need some skill to keep the door true. But if it is already glazed, why not just cover the glass in obscure film, or paint it internally? Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 2 8355 Yes, get a builder, make sure he is experienced and a registered building practitioner 5 8959 Hi, we live in an area where the black soil is prone to a lot of movement. We have an old 50's house with masonite everywhere and nails popping out, warping, rusted etc.… 0 4510 |