Replacing roof windows from outside and inside in 1 to 2 days

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Healthy housing under the roof, ie in the attic (or soil apartment) also requires good light hygiene.Moreover, we would not pay for electricity without daylight.And of course the possibility of ventilation, the supply of fresh air.Therefore, it can not do without quality windows.If you have an old, no longer unsatisfactory roof windows in the attic, it can be replaced from the inside and from the inside and it takes only 1 to 2 days.

In addition, new roof windows will offer us much better thermal insulation properties and of course a nice look.If your old roof windows pull or flow, they have an irreversibly damaged wooden frame, poor glazing condition, poorly insulate and no longer meets their appearance, it is time to replace.Old windows can also have a broken or completely missing integrated shield.The roof windows have simply been out.The same is true if you are reconstructing the attic, you want to use the space under the roof differently and are looking for a more modern design.Or you just care about a healthy internal environment.

The replacement of roof windows is relatively unpretentious, it is fast and does not represent any demanding intervention in the construction of the house.The craftsman does not have to deal with anything complicated, with regular tools.And if the sunroof is changed without intervention in the lining, the replacement is extremely fast.Unlike the replacement of the facade window on the roof, we do not interfere with the masonry, so it is a quick and clean work that we do not have much clutter.The replacement consists of preparing the space for assembly, removing the original window, adjusting thermal insulation and vapor barrier, installing a new window and simple cleaning.

The postponement of the replacement of old and already unsatisfactory roof windows is often conditioned by ordinary fear of dirt related to reconstruction, mess and restriction of comfort, not financial reasons.

However, the 15 -year -old roof windows are no longer able to compare with the new windows that are now produced and installed.Thanks to the new windows, the attic does not overheat so much in the summer and in winter it does not escape the inside unnecessarily large amounts of precious heat.Investing in new roof windows will therefore gradually return in the form of money saved for heating and air conditioning.Not to mention much better features of technical and appearance.Overheating in the summer is eliminated by new roof windows using modern shading techniques.

Two ways to replace roof windows

If you want to replace the old roof windows with new, fully functional and modern, two replacement ways are offered.However, it is always necessary for an expert to be replaced.It is also true that the replacement of windows of the same mark is the best for the dimensions and materials used.Then the replacement of roof windows of the same size is usually fast, 1 such a window takes about 1 hour of work.

The first way of replacing the roof windows is the traditional removal of the old and then installing a new window.This replacement is carried out a complete revision of the entire window opening.This is the most technically perfect replacement that allows the window installation to be removed and the thermal insulation and the vapor barrier connection.The installation of new roof windows is dust -free.The first method of replacement is performed from the inside.

It begins to disassemble the old roof window, which precedes the postponement of the roof tiles covering the window edging. This is followed by the removal of the trim and remove the angles that anchored the window frame to the roof structure. The window frame is then removed, the vapor -proof foil is adjusted (it is necessary to precisely connect to the most often plasterboard lining), the thermal insulation is complemented if we are missing somewhere and protecting it with another foil that also prevents leakage. A new window frame is then seated. If the dimensions of the new windows are the same, there is no need to interfere at all in the inner plasterboard. The window frame is anchored by means of angles, the side of the side of the frame is insulated to freeze the window, and this insulation is protected by the best pressed collar. At the end of the installation, the window trim is always performed with new hem (ideally new sheet metal parts corresponding to the roof tile profile to sit nicely on the tiles) and the last step is to deploy a new window.

The second method of replacing the roof windows is to replace the thermal insulation block of the same size, or by a renovation window made to measure according to the dimensions of the original window.During this replacement, there is no intervention in the lining, with repaired inaccuracies of the window in the structure.The second method of replacement is performed from the outside.

How much will the new roof windows will cost us and what is the choice

For each new sunroof we pay 5 to 27 thousand crowns depending on the material used.Certainly it is not worth saving, but even cheaper roof windows already achieve better parameters than old roof windows.Of the materials, the roof windows are most often wooden, but they can also be plastic or plastic from inside, which are designed for areas with higher humidity.From the outside, the roof windows can be provided with aluminum protection.Very wide is the selection of roof windows.The swing windows, windows with increased axis of rotation and increased axis of rotation together with lower illumination, windows are pending swinging, panoramic, balcony, windows for facade assemblies and thermal insulation roof sprays.