I have a 1960 ranch single story with brick veneer. The original windows are single pane aluminum horizontal sliders. The interior of the frames rest on tile sills and have drywall returns on the sides and headers. Have talked with a few window replacement folks and the job appears to be complicated due to the brick veneer. Can someone please outline the tear out and replacement process because I want it to look good, not like some of the other homes in the neighborhood with nasty looking replacements. Am also looking for opinions on vinyl vs wood/clad options. Thanks.
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Greetings holmie,
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Holmie,
There are a number of ways to do this but no easy answer without looking at your installation. If you could include a picture of your existing windows you'll probably get plenty of replies here.
Vinyl windows are fine... if thats what you want. Vinyl against brick veneer doesnt look so special, but thats just my opinion.
Marvin makes a nice clad replacement window with an integral brick mold and I believe you can get them custom sized to fit your opening but they are on the higher priced end of things
You'll most likely end up redoing you window wraps unless you go with a vinyl window sized to fit into the opening.
Some replacement window installers will put a vinyl window into your existing aluminum frame which can be a good choice depending on how the trim and finish is detailed out. The main thing with this and all replacement windows is to ensure that they are weather tight. That usually means integrating the windows with your existing flashing system or weather resistant barrier. That may or may not mean tearing into your brick veneer.
Hope this helps, or at least prompts others to reply.
Tom