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Please help ASAP - Herb G - 09-13-2017
What are those slider windows in the basement called?
I have 2 of them that need replaced & I don't know what they are called.
I checked out casement windows, and that's not it.
Also, is this a hard job to change them out myself?
Thanks guys.
RE: Please help ASAP - woodhead - 09-13-2017
Sliders.
You thinking of an Awning window...tilts in from the top??? Called a hopper.
Al
RE: Please help ASAP - fredhargis - 09-13-2017
Mine (which I now know are called "toppers") simply have anchors screwed into the concrete. Looks like if you get an exact replacement size, it would not be that hard.....but what do I know, I've never done it.
RE: Please help ASAP - jteneyck - 09-13-2017
(09-13-2017, 01:17 PM)Herb G Wrote: What are those slider windows in the basement called?
I have 2 of them that need replaced & I don't know what they are called.
I checked out casement windows, and that's not it.
Also, is this a hard job to change them out myself?
Thanks guys.
Not hard to change but a messy job if you have a poured concrete foundation as I do. The pros just cut the frames top and bottom with a Sawzall and bang out the two halves with a big hammer, clean out the loose mortar, and then set the new widow in place with mud. Takes them 20 or 30 minutes per window. I changed mine out for glass block panels, but it's the same process. It took me an hour or so per widow.
John
RE: Please help ASAP - Cooler - 09-13-2017
This Google search for "basement windows" will give you what you are looking for:
https://www.google.com/search?q=basement+windows&oq=basement+windows&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3375j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
They show several types:
![[Image: windows_dgslider_exterior03_large.jpg]](http://www.preciseforms.com/img/windows_dgslider_exterior03_large.jpg)
![[Image: p-598-deluxe_custom_basement_side_awning.png]](http://redi-exit.com/wp-content/uploads/p-598-deluxe_custom_basement_side_awning.png)
If you are going to use the space as a bedroom you will need an egress window:![[Image: PH-basement2.jpg]](http://www.marcotteglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PH-basement2.jpg)
RE: Please help ASAP - Herb G - 09-13-2017
Thanks for the help guys.