HOW TO install a Glass Block Window

do you have a window that looks like this and you want that window to look like this well watch our video today hi this is dennis from home rehab pros and we're going to show you how to install that glass block window today jeff is going to be the one to do it and if you have a project like this just go ahead and do it let's let's just do this we can do it together so let's watch jeff so let's get started jeff show us how to do this so we can do it too okay so we're gonna mix this and uh this this mix requires four quarts per 60 pounds which we have there but i'm not mixing the whole bag because i'm doing just this one window so what i do is i'm just going to take some fresh water and i'm just going to pour some in the bottom here not too much a little bit that's close to about a quart was what i put in there so i'm going to mix about a quarter of what so we're gonna take this so i'm gonna i'm gonna mix this and we wanna be slow with it and this is a variable speed drill which is nice because you can control the paddle [Music] okay so your mix needs to be moist enough but not too wet or too dry so i'm a good way to do that is to pick it up and feel it and that that feels nice and wet and it leaves leaves it on your hand so that's probably pretty good okay so i'm going to move that i'm going to leave that sit [Music] okay so i have my pre-cut wood i'm going to set this here okay we're going to bring it because that old window is in we're going to bring this in here and what we do what we'll do i'm going to glue this down and then i'm going to put some mortar on here to be able to set the window on top of it now i have this piece and i cut two side pieces okay so i'm gonna put some adhesive on this we've cut the wood this is the base that inch and a half will fit in the slot on the bottom of the window what kind of adhesive are you using this is loctite power grab this is for stone concrete wood it's a good strong adhesive and it's meant for these kinds of applications so i'm going to turn this and i'm going to bring it up and close to this edge where the old window was see there and there so i'm going to bring it in here and i'm going to keep these little spaces here on the end we added a piece of wood on the top i have these two sides that are cut so i'm going to glue the inside part right here because if i put it where that slot was it's not going to serve much of a purpose for me so i'm gonna stand this up here even bring it back a little bit now i'm gonna get my uh my level i'm gonna make sure that this is plum and we are good we are nice and plum with that piece so the wind will fit right in there now we're going to do the next piece and we're going to make sure i'm going to make right on that edge i cut these a little tight so they don't fit in there loosely but it really helps to support this this wood here so i'm going to check the plumb there a little bit my hammer okay so i'm going to knock this over toward them plum there we go we're nice and plump by the way straight up and down as far and down flat is level [Music] okay so what i'm going to do is real quick i'm going to dry fit this window and see how it works i should have a little bit of space from this top board to the top of the window the bottom of the window will sit tight on here but when i do the motor i'll put a coating of mortar here and then set the window on top of that i'm going to dry fit it first make sure we're all good so what i do is i'm going to take this window and set it on board good how does it look out there brian excellent excellent another note is we always want to make sure these flaps on the dryer go up to the outside when open otherwise you put it in backwards [Laughter] did you hear me okay brian yep i heard you pretty well good so that looks good i think we can uh get this the mortar started i'm gonna take this out and i think we're good to go i'm going to put a thin layer of mortar across the top here and then once the window's in i'm going to put a couple shims in the top to hold it so it's tight and it doesn't move and show you how to do this okay so i got my knives i'm just going to leave them in the bucket i'm going to put a layer on top here and this will end up all getting packed with mortar here and on the inside too and we'll do a slight finish on that so this is what we're going to do i don't want to put it on too thick because i won't be able to get that window in so okay so i'm gonna set the window in i'm going to put my shims on the top to hold the window and then um we'll take it from there show you how to pack this in the rest of the way and mortar it properly and then do fill the sides again we're not going to fill the top joint with mortar made it tight what we'll do is we'll silicone that and then at some point we'll paint this wood and make sure that's all sealed up okay so we've got the window in now i'm going to have to adjust this i'm going to move it over to my right side a little bit to even that up so when i mortar that the joints are even so let me do that i'm going to take first i'm going to take my small pry bar and see if i can up a little too far i didn't have to go far i'm gonna slide it over so let me uh it doesn't have to be perfect but that looks like that's about good i'm gonna measure it looks to be good so i got one inch and with the size of that window it will probably be one inch and it is there too perfect could have done that any better so now what i'm going to do is i'm going to make sure this window is plumb make sure the side is off here there we go and see if i have to do anything with that i gotta right there is good so i really don't have to do anything with that but what i'm going to do just to be sure we're good is i'm going to take those shims so this window doesn't move i'm going to tighten the shim in there a couple of just to be sure we're good and stay good because once you start putting pressure on the window that could move so let me do this that tightens that up pretty good i'm going to double check again see where i'm at here that's plum we're good we're good over here so good shape here so i'm going to go ahead and start motoring this and move these things out of their way bring my bucket up this is why one of the reasons this uh length is nice and you set it right on the flat there works really well for me okay so i'm going to use the bottom here first hang under that and what i'm going to do is i'm going to pack i'm going to pack that motor in make sure it gets nice and packed in there you kind of want to close any gaps that are in there and make sure that it's nice and tight okay i like to sometimes squeeze that together like that it gives me a nice nice amount to make sure we're in there some people it's good to wear gloves with this sometimes doesn't bother me too much but this just dries your hands out only time you're working with a concrete or a mortar thin set for tile any of those things will tend to dry your hand out here we go now we do this first because you'll see when i start to do the sides up i need a base to start from the bottom so it's always good to have your bottom your bottom joint filled first [Music] squeeze that down look at how nice that floats out see any gaps in there we can fill them this isn't my finish i'll come back again when i'm done and just kind of smooth everything out but this is this is a good start okay now like i said for the side we're gonna we're gonna do this we're gonna start at the bottom and you notice i've got that and you take the bottom in first because if you go from the top it's likely gonna fall on you there you go another amount that i think i need on there bottom first into the joint works really well so all right now we do clean this window up so usually with a a damp sponge and some cloth or paper towels or something works pretty good we'll do that later though all right we're going to do this side i'm gonna take a little more in there it seems a little loose there there we go essentially what the wood does on the side because of the gap it allows you to fill your mortar in without just crumbling away you you need a smaller space in there to be able to pack that motor so that that board that we put in really helps to stop it and fix it in place and again at the top what i'll do in the end is i'll take a silicone a paintable silicone and we'll silicone that on the inside and on the outside a little more up here a little gap there i want to fill all right that's good for now we'll come back in a little bit with an another knife and finish that smooth although it's not bad now but we'll let that start to sit up we're going to go outside then we're going to repeat that outside okay so we're going to repeat this process you may recognize this area from another video where uh my nephew jason destroy destroyed that uh concrete porch so we've submitted the plans for the new one and uh we're awaiting the approval to do this so it's good to have this window in before we do any of that anyway this is what we're gonna do we're gonna pack this again like we did on the inside and up on both sides little bigger knife so we're gonna start this here get enough in there this is a bigger space because the block falls to the outside where the brick falls to the outside so you want plenty on there to be able to pack in that area you really try to fill any any space that would be there so having more than enough is good yeah that means you're getting what you need in there okay nice and tight smooth it across let that start to do its thing now we're going to start up the sides again like i said it's always good to go bottom first for the other side we're going to start back again all right see bottom first that just works so well as you can see if you look up here you can see how tight we're getting that mortar into there into that gap so you always want to use more than enough so one thing about mortar the excess falls off your knife and you can clean the area up i want to be a little more careful here again because of the vent i don't want to over compensate from there make too much of a mess of the vent so we'll just kind of take it easy here of course it wipes wipes right off so top here and i'll do the same thing out here we'll silicone that and uh that'll the top of it and that'll that'll do its job it'll insulate it cold air out okay so here we go now i'm going to take a small knife and i'll do this inside too i got that small knife that uh i'm gonna clean this up a little bit and then i'm just gonna take it and i'm gonna run it right across here see how that smooths that out it's almost as good as dennis does a drywall and then again leaves a nice finish there and i'm going to go from here and do the same thing here nice there we go repeat okay we're gonna let that set up i'll come back out and i'll clean the clean the window off we'll end up caulking that here in a little bit and uh the window will be good to go okay i'm going to go ahead and clean this up real quick and i don't want to do the silicone until i clean off the glass because i don't want to get grime on the new silicone so i've got my sponge i'm going to wet that i'm going to wring it out really well i've got paper towels so what i'm going to do is i'm just going to take it up i'm going to put the window a little bit i'm going to go down the edge like so right along the edge there same thing on this side underneath i'm going to take my paper towel see it doesn't take much to clean them up get that off plastic make that nice take and i'm gonna go paper towel to the edges of course you can i wouldn't go crazy with it you can do a nice finish clean once everything dries and that mortar is good but i like to get this before the mortar really sets up on the window any excess nice clean lines okay and we'll end up repeating that outside and then now i can just go ahead and get that silicone and i'm going to show you how i do that okay so i've got the silicone this is what i'm going to use today this dap window and door sealant works pretty good this is clear now what i got i don't know if you realize but these shotguns come with a if you pull the trigger it will cut the tip off your gun just like so and that's about what you need and we're going to take being silicone i'm sure it's sealed in there in the tube and open it up i'm going to take a paper down and wipe that off so it doesn't get on me close it up okay so let's get it to where i got something going on here right to the tip okay good deal let's get a paper towel and go right along the top here squeeze it hard enough to get enough in the gap okay put it in with my finger so i know it's sealed very good and then i'll uh i'll repeat that outside sometimes uh when i put silicone on i didn't do it this time but it makes it easier if you dip your finger in mineral spirits and run it right along the silicone it goes on like butter in fact if we're uh if we're caulking tubs with a sealant silicone we always do that we always use that little bit of mineral spirits and it's just amazing the results you get from that especially if you're looking for a good finish with your silicone okay i'm going to go out and repeat this outside and you see how we do this so thanks so much for watching i hope you guys are doing okay today i hope everything is going good for you and your family as well we hope you appreciated this video it was a little complicated but we got it done and if you have a project like that to do you can do it in fact we can do it together let's just do this thanks for watching subscribe if you haven't and please hit that thumbs up button too that helps us as well and you know what we'll see you in the next video

Channel: Home Rehab Pros

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Length: 29min 12sec (1752 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 07 2022