I have a contractor who has offered to install replacement windows, but in a way I am not familiar with. He is proposing to remove the brick molding and interior molding and cut through the existing nail flange with a sawzall. The replacement window will then be installed with screws through the sides in the rough window opening, not the window frame like a normal replacement window. Is this a good idea? Should I tell him we want new constuction windows without the nailing fin instead of a replacement window? Can you put a new construction window with the frame in without messing with the siding? Thanks for any help! I am so confused by the numerous contractors I have talked too, one says replacement bad, use new, another says use sash replacements. tex
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19 years ago