Installing Windows & Exterior Doors on ICF Home--Perfect DIY for every level of builder
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- čas přidán 21. 12. 2023
- Today we are installing our windows and doors on the exterior of our ICF home!!
Greg is quite new to windows and he's only installed a few doors in his time.
Come learn with us as we try to beat the oncoming winter weather!!
Alice joins our team and helps with the front door installation.
#buildyourownhome #doorinstallation
We used Nudura icf blocks and they sell Tremco's Dymonic 100 for liquid flashing. We were really impressed with it. Thanks for keeping it real on what does and doesn't work on your build. We bought european windows & gave them the opening measurements, but there was 1/2" gap on all sides (really too big for shims), so we had some composite decking material and sawed it down into blocks which worked great, then added a shim on those when needed. Keep up the good work!
That sounds brilliant! How do you like the European windows?
We got Oknoplast windows. They exceeded our expectations...super sturdy & well built. To save money we got the upvc windows and used fixed windows unless we needed egress in the room they were going in. Laurel Windows in Brevard, NC was amazing to work with and even helped us load & secure the windows on our trailer when we picked them up. @@Mountainview-mesa
I am really enjoying your videos. We should be breaking ground on our DIY ICF house in a month or so, so I am eating up your content. And I appreciate the humor. Well done!
Thank you so much! Are you excited to start?! Will you be documenting the process?
@@Mountainview-mesa yes I intend to document the process.
I used LP weather logic liquid flashing from Amazon. Seemed a lot cheaper. Started using on sunny day around 25F takes longer to dry due to cold temp but seems to work fine. Started snowing half way done so didn’t finish. I think it can be applied at even colder temps as long as 20oz sausage is kept warm prior to applying. The ICF blocks I’m using are polyurethane so a little different block. Sticks fine to polyurethane from what I can tell. Likely would be okay with polystyrene.
Good to know! I didn't know if that product. I'll look into that! I also wasn't aware of poly blocks! What brand are you using?
@@Mountainview-mesa thanks for your videos fun to watch. Trying to find how people do bucks for sliding glass doors. I didn’t do it correctly trying to figure out how to fix it. Not much on roughing these in on internet. Should be a little different than windows but can’t find anything on it. If my prior response didn’t go through I got the blocks from thermalblocks they are in Utah.
I am in the exact same stage as you in my icf build. I just did the doors last weekend and started the doors yesterday. I did the same with the liquid flashing because tape wouldnt stick to the foam well, even after cleaning. I also didnt use the silcon between the window and the buck I just taped the window to the liquid flashing. I set my doors to the outside. I was worried they wouldnt be able to open wide because that is what everyone says but I can open them all further than what I have ever needed to open a door. I too used the laser.
It sounds like you are in a similar boat as us. Thank you for the advice on what you are doing for your details! Are you documenting your build? I would love to follow along!
Stucco is porous, just like siding, its merely meant to serve as armor for the actual moisture barrier. While the window nail strips may have "bedded" in the Blue Barrier I would reccomend either a line of zip tape over the nail strip, if you can get it to stick, or another layer of liquid flash to get you belt and suspenders water proofing.
This is exactly what I was going to hear. Thank you so much!
about how much blue barrier did you use per window?
If I remember correctly, we used almost an entire sausage tube per window.
Instead of using the zip tape around the windows, what about just continuing with the blue barrier liquid flash onto the edges of the window as you would the tape?
Oooh! I didn't even think of that!
I’ve been getting window quotes and then 🤮. Prices have gotten ridiculous. Good video. See you in the next one.
@@BealyGood a lot of quotes are coming in so high! I hope you find a good window package you can stomach.
@@Mountainview-mesa cheapest so far is $130K 😞
@@BealyGood What?! Have you tried going to Builder's First Source?