Would someone describe, please, how to...

[charliegolf]

Make good the 'hole' after putting a smaller window into the place where a larger one was.

Is it...

Window in, fix on 3 sides,
Brick up both leaves of the wall with wall ties having closed the cavity
Drill through into new bricks/blocks to secure the fourth side.

Thanks.

 

[DAZB]

You could do it that way or put the window in after reducing the opening. Don't forget insulation in the cavity.

 

[^woody^]

You fix the window on one side, not three.

For the other side, after plumbing the frame, you would add fixings and build them in as you build the jambs, not drill the frame afterwards.

 

[stuart45]

Is it a timber or plastic window?

 

[cdbe]

My focus would be on the external appearance. Anything else is just basic making good.

 

[noseall]

Make good the 'hole' after putting a smaller window into the place where a larger one was.

Is it...

Window in, fix on 3 sides,
Brick up both leaves of the wall with wall ties having closed the cavity
Drill through into new bricks/blocks to secure the fourth side.

Thanks.

We'd prep the opening first, save any damage to the window. Toothing out can be messy and brutal - grinder, drills and falling brick etc. Woody's method is ok as long as you don't have to replace the window (for whatever reason).

 

[stuart45]

Softwood timber windows were normally built in using frame cramps, although hardwood ones with an unpainted finish were usually fitted at the end of the job.
If it's face brickwork you might need to tooth out the brickwork a fair bit to get it to look good against the frame. You don't want a zipper joint with small bits of brick stuck in.

 

[charliegolf]

Thanks all, it's uPVC.

Pic- don't judge!

 

[CBW]

Why did you get a smaller window? Would a panel, like on upvc door work? Pebbledash render?

 

[charliegolf]

Why did you get a smaller window? Would a panel, like on upvc door work? Pebbledash render?

We (my daughter) needed a bit of extra wall space inside, to accommodate the depth of tall kitchen units.

 

[cdbe]

Why did you get a smaller window? Would a panel, like on upvc door work? Pebbledash render?

I think I'd still do this. See if the window can be reworked. If not pay the money for a new frame.

 

[Nige F]

Just make a pvc panel over the bricks

 

[^woody^]

If you had used the same bricks as below and squared off that bit of render, then you could have just left it and it would have looked OK and like it was meant to be.

A white uPVC board would look a bit council- housey, and render would never match.