Replacing cracked or broken windows will reduce your energy costs and improve the appearance of your mobile home. Horizontal slider, vertical slider or jalousie replacement mobile-home windows are readily available at any mobile-home parts store--and you don't need to be a master carpenter to replace them. Using the correct replacement window, the right tools ,and weather proofing makes this a project that you can do in an afternoon. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Remove Old Window
1. Remove the outside window trim (if any), by unscrewing the wood screws with a drill, equipped with a 3/16th bit, run in reverse and prying the trim away from the mobile home with a small crow bar.
2. Remove the screws that hold the window to the window frame with the drill run in reverse.
3. Slowly pry the window out of the window frame with a small crow bar.
4. Remove the old weather stripping and caulk by scraping it with a paint scraper.
Install New Window
5. Place putty tape along the new window flange (metal frame) by lining it up and removing the adhesive backing a little at a time. Keep the tape straight along the entire window flange.
6. Set the replacement window in the window opening and screw it in place with #8 sheet metal screws, at each of the pre-drilled screw holes.
7. Replace the window trim (if any). Using a drill, attach the trim to the siding with 2 1/2-inch wood screws, screwed through the trim into the siding.
8. Seal the trim. Run a 3/18-inch bead of silicone caulk along the outside perimeter of the trim to seal it.
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