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   Guest_ | Nov 08, 1999 05:36pm | #1

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   hey William, i was involved in renovating several hundred apartment units in S.E. Washington, D.C. several years ago, they all had the old steel frames, they were riveted to a metal pan, and or welded to the lintel at the top. We couldn't damage the surrounding areas. We used a pry bar, that was sharpened, drove it in behind the frame at the center of a side, put a 2x block under the bar, and bent the frame in, used a sawzall if needed to cut the rivets, did the same on the other side, and pulled the frame in. good luck Ian

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   William_Zagorski | Nov 08, 1999 06:17pm | #3

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   Thanks Ian,
   I will let you know how it works out.

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   William_Zagorski | Nov 08, 1999 06:17pm | #4

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   Thanks Ian,
   I will let you know how it works out.

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   Guest_ | Nov 11, 1999 04:48am | #5

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   It is a tough nut to crack, but have found that a grinding wheel with a metal cutting blade will cut the steel frame better than a sawzall will.
   You may have to break out the windows if it is a fixed unit, otherwise cut off window if casement cut out about 4" on each side of the frame than it will collapse in on itself with help of prybars.

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   Guest_ | Nov 11, 1999 05:01am | #6

   *I just replaced 10 of my basement windows with glass block on my block frame, brick veneered home. I used a pry bar under the window and bent the frame up enough to clear the sandstone sill with the blade of my sawzall.I then did the same thing to the top. Once the top and bottom were cut through I was able to easily pull the frame out. The flanges that held them in where only on the sides. I was able to get a unit out in about 5 minutes after the initial few.

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   Guest_ | Nov 08, 1999 05:36pm | #2

   *hey William, i was involved in renovating several hundred apartment units in S.E. Washington, D.C. several years ago, they all had the old steel frames, they were riveted to a metal pan, and or welded to the lintel at the top. We couldn't damage the surrounding areas. We used a pry bar, that was sharpened, drove it in behind the frame at the center of a side, put a 2x block under the bar, and bent the frame in, used a sawzall if needed to cut the rivets, did the same on the other side, and pulled the frame in. good luck Ian

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   William_Zagorski | Feb 23, 2000 04:58am | #7

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   > Need help on getting these things out. Any ideas? Blowtorch, comealong ?