Formstone anyone?

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Meatpuppy
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Formstone anyone?

#1 Post by Meatpuppy »

Hi, I want to replace my older Vinyl windows with new vinyl or fiberglass windows.
I have 17 windows + 1 (4 part)bay window. My house has cedar shake siding and then a layer of formstone over top of that.
I have a couple different questions regarding the installation within the formstone.

1. I want to push the window opening up about 4-6 inches above the present opening.(due to aluminum awnings that were removed) This left a bit of area at the top of each window that looks very disturbed. Can I just remove the header framing and move it up whilst cutting away the formstone? Order taller window?

2. I currently have aluminum flashing. Do I have to use aluminum flashing? What is the advantage over say....PVC board? I want to reframe the opening with PVS board and simply drop the window in and hold it there with jambs. Is this acceptable?

By the way....I hate formstone. My wife loves it. Seems it is always that way.

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