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Putting in a Gable Window Video

While on the third floor of the Medford house Bob looks at the Pella window installation in the gable end. The architect's original plan called for one big glass triangle but this would have involved a great deal of structural reworking, so the plan changed to installing two smaller triangular windows with 2 x 4s retained in the middle maintaining structural stability. In a flashback to the installation, carpenter Matt Alexander removed the exterior wall covering from the area and used a chalk line to mark the opeing for the new windows. next he cut away the sheathing with a reciprocating saw to create the opening, folded out the nailing flange on the custom Pella windows and nailed the flange to the sheathing. The windows are aluminum-clad, with double glazed argon-filled low-E glass.

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	Other Video Clips from this Episode

	Installing an ODL Tubular Skylight Bob joins Charlie on the third floor of the Medford house where he's installing an ODL tubular skylight. It's a pretty simple do-it-yourself project. You just cut a hole in ... Watch video and view full description
	NOW PLAYING Putting in a Gable Window While on the third floor of the Medford house Bob looks at the Pella window installation in the gable end. The architect's original plan called for one big glass triangle ...
	Installing Standing Seam Copper Roofing Bob Fulmer from Harraseeket Restoration, Inc. joins Bob on the roof of the breezeway to install a double-lock standing seam copper roof. Before installing the copper, a plywood deck is ... Watch video and view full description
	Putting in Copper Gutters Bob meets with Bob Fulmer, Sr. of Harraseeket Restoration, Inc. to see how the gutters are installed on the copper roofed breezeway. The gutters are a single bead half-round copper ... Watch video and view full description
	House Prep and Exterior Painting Bob talks with Al Roberta who is painting the Medford house. The house needed a lot of prep work before painting. The home's original wood shingles had been covered for ... Watch video and view full description