Hi, first time post, so please bear with me.
I’m trying to install a glass block window into an outside wall in the bathroom. The window will be in the long wall of a shower/tub combination. We will be tiling the inside walls, and the outside is wood siding. Due to the limited choice in glass block patterns for the “order the whole window in one piece – including nailing flange”, I am now looking at 16 individual blocks. The window will be 8 wide by 2 tall, and sit rather high in the wall.
How do you trim out the outside to obtain a water-proof installation? The wall is conventional 2×4 wood framing.
The wife is concered with the change between the large grout lines and the perimeter caulk joint. Any recomendations on how to make the transition?
Thanks for any suggestions.
I consider myself to be a competent DIYer. I’ve tackled most inside projects, but retrofiting a glass block window and keeping the exterior water tight has got me baffled. We live in upstate NY, so the weather is also an issue as we already have a couple of inches of snow on the ground, so I’d like to make and plug the large hole in the side of my house as quick as possible.
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I can buy factory-made glass block units with any pattern available from my local glass block shop. Where are you getting yours?
Is 5this a one-story house?How much overhang on the roof? For a two-block high window, you might not have much exposure to water.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
I bought my glass block from the tile&flooring store. The pre-made window units only had 2 patterns so we went with the individual blocks. The pre-made units used the thinner blocks, but we have the regular bocks.
This is a single story house with minimal overhang, although south-facing.
Still looking for flashing and trim details.
Thanks