Basement windows

Window upgrade

Basement windows
One of three. They all pretty much look like this ugly mess.

We are running out of time to get stuff done.
Call after email after call to folks to try and get some response, but just crickets in reply.... so, DIY it is then.
I hate YouTube, so I found a few docs about replacing basement windows, which mainly consisted of "You take the old ones out and put the new ones in".

Let's start with the old ones....

What we currently have

I guess back in the late 60s/ 1970 double glazed windows were not much of a thing, so they put two single pane windows in. In our case, there is about a 4 inch gap between the two. (The new windows should be a lot more efficient than these).

The first pops out via the cams at the top, and the outside one is held in with lots and lots and lots of silicon and calk (I guess it leaked and the previous homeowners were not much into doing full repairs).

The old is out, now just put the new in

Once again, every job usually includes at least one run to Home Depot (Bunnings).
Got a wire brush for the grinder and some smaller ones for the drill to get into the corners.
Cleaned it all up and painted it in killrust flat white (well, first coat).

Snow on the outside of the well thanks

Freddy and I both agreed that we wanted covers to keep the snow out.
I also want the covers off in Summer so we can open the window and get some ground breeze at night.
The height of the cover will set the height of the well wall, so I did a rough test fit of the cover before we get too aggressive in digging out the old well wall.

More even and level than the guy doing the job

You can see the new window and behind it, the white metal frame that I guess is now becoming a larger / deeper window sill.

One down, two to go

I think I am going to put two tech screws in the cover to hold it on the well wall, about 30 cm on either side of the center. That should be easy enough to remove and replace twice a year.
The top of the cover tucks under the house siding, so it is held pretty well up there, and means that any rain and snow that comes down the wall will just hit the cover and slide off. If we need to go and brush any sticky snow off with a broom, it's super easy to reach, so that won't be an issue - I think. Honestly, snow? What would I know about snow?