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Blog Cabin, Webisode 2: Installing a Window DIY's Blog Cabin offers tips for properly installing a window.

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One of the upstairs bedrooms, near completion, in DIY's Blog Cabin

Blog Cabin, Webisode 2: Installing a Window

1. Choose a window. Consider the size to match the rough window size in your home. Also consider the style of the room it will be in.

2. Double check the measurements of the window and the opening before installing

3. Install windows from outside. Push the window in until the flashing is flush to the window frame

4. Center the window from the inside with a pry-bar.

5. After centering, check for plumb and level (with level vertical).

6. Make sure there is room between vertical sides of the window and rough opening for adjustment, if needed.

7. Outside, nail the flashing in around the window, into the framing.

8. Inside, adjust to plumb as nailing is finished.

9. Next, shim between the window and the framing (on all sides).

10. Pack insulation firmly in the gaps between the window and the frame, alongside and between shims.

11. Now you're ready to drywall and trim around the window.