ALUMINUM WINDOW 
Frame Out
ALUMINUM WINDOW 
Frame In
Box Frame
1/2 inch Fin
Using Nailing Fin
Operating Sash(es)
removed, mullion
and fixed glass 
panel (if included)
removed to leave old
frame. The New
Window with integral 
1/2” fin is installed
to blocked old frame 
at jambs, sill and
header with either
pvc liner or wrapped
frame.
Jump Frame
Using 1 inch Frontal Flange
All operating sash, mulls and
glazed panels removed. Wide
frontal flanged window
installed inside old frame, 
with flange covering outside
trim. Aluminum or pvc Drip
Cap should be made and
installed along top flange to
prevent water penetration
behind flanges and into the
cavity.
Aluminum 
Frame-In. 
Operating Sash(es)
removed, mullion
and fixed glass
panel (if included)
removed to leave
old frame. New
Box Frame
Window installed
to left-in-place
jambs, sill and
header - capping
or trimming 
exterior.
Pry-Out
Aluminum 
Frame-Out 
Sash, mulls and
glazed panels
removed. Old frame
pried and cut out.
Box Frame window
installed with 
either snap-trim 
to interior and 
exterior, fabricated
blind stop, or 
installed pvc liner.
Cut-Back
Fin Mount
Siding cut back to
reveal old window
fin. Old window
removed, fin and
all. New finned
window installed
with new brick
mold style exterior
casing over new
fin to butt siding.
Interior trimmed
as needed.
Cut-Back & Kerf
Kerfed Wood
Moulding
To fill space left by an
old window with 2-1/4”
frame depth with new
3-1/4” window, siding
is cut back to expose
old window fin. Old
window is removed.
Brick mold style 
exterior trim is 
kerfed with groove 
that fits over new 
window fin to move
new window towards
exterior.
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NOTE: Drawings are not necessarily to scale or representative of any particular window type or opening. They are for guidance. Actual situations and products may vary. Quality Sealants and Low Expansion
gunnable Foam can be used where indicated to seal against water penetration and insulate against air and moisture penetration as long as the 5 Barriers are properly reconstructed and reconnected.
SAMPLE MANUAL

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