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   elli8 | Aug 07, 2005 09:14pm | #1

   no easy way that i can think of- if you want to keep the window evenly spaced, you'll have to remove each jack and replace the jack w/ 3/4 + 1/2 in plywood to give you some extra space on each side. 

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   solarvet | Aug 07, 2005 09:29pm | #2

   Will I have to worry about the top and bottom also being so tight

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   elli8 | Aug 07, 2005 10:30pm | #4

   if you framed it correctly, you can take out one of your sills and replace it w/ the same plywood combo (3/4in and 1/2 in).  or, just use 3/4 ply on the sill and shim it up using shingles.  i'd leave the header alone and make your height adjustments from the sill. 

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   davidmeiland | Aug 07, 2005 09:53pm | #3

   I won't even ask how this happened.

   If your framing has cripple studs that sit on the rough sill, then you can do like elli8 says and pop them out and replace with maybe 1" thick material. Rip them thinner on the tablesaw.

   You probably need additional height too, so you take the rough sill out and rip that bad boy down too. Hopefully there are two of them so that you're not left with nothing.

   This is Rough Opening Retrof*&k 101. Every carpenter has done it.

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   Piffin | Aug 08, 2005 01:51am | #5

   Educate me - what kind of window uses a gasket? I've never seen one.

   The easiest way to deal with this for some of us would be to call the framer back and have him fix what he goofed up if it was right on the plans

   but if you framed it your own self, this is a good learning opportunity. You will never make that mistake again.

   Sometimes, you can reshape it with a sawsall in place, but generally, it is easier to take out a jack stud and resize it

    

    

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