Found 87 results for the keyword(s) ‘Windows’

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  Residential Window Installation with Pressure Equalization

  A research project by George Brown College and Jon Eakes   Link to PDF: Pressure Equalization final report --  George Brown College. Links to come soon: Link to videos and photos of GBC pressure equalization study. Link to Thermal penality for taking insulation space to create the drainage p...
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  Applying Rain Screen Principles to Window and Door Installations

    THE CHALLANGE FOR INSTALLERS AND MANUFACTURERS jump to - RAIN SCREEN RESEARCH -   There are many variations on how to install a window into a wall, largely differing between new construction and renovation, but there is one almost universal principle presently in practice: Stop both the wat...
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  What are the best replacement windows?

  I am often asked "what are the best replacement windows?". There is no simple answer. For a through discussion check out the National Resources Canada publication Energy-Efficient Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights, which can be found with many other energy efficiency publications by search...
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  Replacing a rotting door sill.

  Jack wants to know just how a door frame is made, so that he can take his apart. The sill is rotten. Usually, but not always, the sill goes right under the vertical framing. Sometimes the vertical piece is notched into the sill. In either case, you have to either cut out all the rotten wood, or ...
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  Wood Bracing for Doors, Windows, Cupboards and Shelves

  Steel stud construction often requires wood backing for heavy objects like cupboards or sinks and you need to plan ahead to do this right.  This video shows heavy plywood backing, which works for most things.  But the same techniques can be used to insert a 2x6 or even 2x8 on the flat behind the ...
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  Keeping a laptop going (quietly) - from Win7 to Win11

    Ultra Soft -- the Montreal store that still solves LAPTOP problems I keep finding myself going back to the first laptop store in Montreal, now a tiny basement workshop at 16 Westminster Ave in Montreal West called UltraSoft.  After all the big stores and websites have stolen away the market f...
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  Skylights that don't leak.

  Skylights are basically windows that are not vertical, but usually closer to horizontal as they sit on top of the roof.  Most are fixed but some open a bit for summer ventilation.  There also exist roof windows which are basically skylights that open wide and are much more common in Europe where ...
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  Overview - Condensation on the house side of thermal windows

  Richard writes in:   Hi, I could not find this second level question on your web site. I am familiar with the humidity levels required in a home to avoid condensation on the inside on a thermal pane window- we are still getting condensation with readings in the center of the room of 20 degree C ...
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  Outdoor basement stairs -- CAUTION!

  Can I cut in a door where the basement window is presently? Ed and Shirley from Dundas, Ontario want to put a door into the basement right where there is presently a window. Can they do it? If the door is the same width as the window, there will be no structural problems above. If you make the ...
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  Cold window frames and window condensation

  Shawn asked why he always has condensation on his windows. Check "condensation" in the database and you will see a lot about high humidity in the house and the need for one sort of ventilation or another. Here I wanted to look closely at another cause of condensation -- extra cold spots on the wi...