Scope of Work
Replacement of double-hung windows in a brick apartment building in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The new windows have dark frames and went into the existing masonry openings: single windows in the narrower openings and twin windows, two double-hungs side by side with a mullion between them, in the wide ones. Each window has an insect screen.
Why Double-Hung
A double-hung window has two sashes that slide up and down in the frame. It is the window most New York apartment buildings were built with, and replacing like with like keeps the look of the facade and works with what is already inside the apartment: the sashes do not swing into the room, so blinds, radiators and furniture under the window are not in the way. Opening the top sash a little lets warm air out near the ceiling while the bottom stays closed. More on our double-hung window page.
Replacing Windows in Existing Brick Openings
In an older brick building no two openings are exactly the same size, so each one is measured and each window is made to its opening. The old window is taken out, the new frame is set, anchored and insulated around its edge, and the outside is closed with a matching dark trim at the head and jambs and sealed to the brick and the stone sill. The photographs show the finished exterior joints on several openings.
See window replacement for how a replacement job runs from measuring to installation.
Just Installed
The photographs were taken in December 2021, right after installation: the glass still carries its labels, which come off at final cleaning.
Photographs
Photographed from outside in December 2021.
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Planning Something Similar?
If you need windows replaced in an apartment or a whole building, send us photos and a count of the openings. We will measure, propose the window and price it.