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Re: New Windows in Brick FacadeFrom: info@builderswebsource.com
Category: Windows and Doors
Remote Name: 63.198.181.43
Date: 13 Jul 2002
Time: 01:59 AM
CommentsYou would like to install windows in a non-load-bearing brick-faced wall and want to know what type of header is required and what types of windows are available to minimize exterior brick work. Assuming the substructure is wood, you would use the same type of header as for non-brick installations, such as 4x12 or larger, depending on the width of the opening and the loads. Sometimes steel beams are used. The brick facade is generally not structural in cases where there is a wood or steel substructure. As to selection of windows, most manufacturers offer versions (such as wood, or aluminum or vinyl clad) with no nailing flange, designed to fit with brick installations. Since adding windows into an existing brick wall is quite tricky and typically involves intermediate supports of the facade to prevent it from falling, Builders Websource strongly recommends that this work be performed by an experienced, licensed contractor familiar with remodeling techniques involving masonry facades. Other factors, such as proper waterproofing, are also important to ensuring a long lasting, well performing installation. Builders Websource.
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