DIY Off Grid Cabin Build - Episode 21

all right guys back at the property what i want to do is i want to get these permanently installed i need to remove them uh for a couple of reasons one they're not sealed back here i didn't have any caulking to put on behind the flange when i put those in so i knew i was going to be taking them out and if you notice right here i can show you better on the other side but there's no surface to screw those into i wanted these to be as wide apart as possible i mean i could move this over center it in the between the studs and there'd be plenty of room to screw that in but i want to make this as far apart as possible so i'm going to build that out and uh so i'm going to take these out frame a little bit right there and then i'll get these reinstalled and i'll uh i brought some lexel uh with me that i'm going to use to uh seal you know around the edges of each of these windows and i also need to get this window installed as well it's an update on the bird situation when the birds are gone something that i didn't know but i found out recently is that birds don't live in their nest the nest is really just a cradle for the eggs and the baby birds once the birds learn how to fly they leave the nest and the nest will be reused but i was able to get here just at the right time they hadn't laid any more eggs maybe they were never going to because they didn't like all the attention they were getting but uh the nest is empty so i've removed it and that's going to allow me to install this window so i don't have to leave them access in and out for some reason they never went in and out the door they always came in and out this window so i'm going to get this window installed as well let's get to it all right so i've got my board cut i just cut it to 22 inches because that's uh how this is framed out so i'm going to go ahead and get this installed [Music] so all right now i need to re-tape that side since there's no tape [Music] do [Music] [Music] so [Music] all right in order to finish sealing up the back window i need to cut out 44 inches of this stretch flashing it's a 36 inch wide opening so i wanted four inches on either side coming down so that's 44 inches [Music] okay i'll go outside to finish that [Music] oh [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] all right it's not perfectly level but uh it's not bad that's about as level as i can get it within the the space of the framing so uh i'm going to go with that i think that's not bad all right so we'll take a look at the windows on the inside and then we'll take a look at them on the outside so my battery died while i was taping up this window here but uh yeah that center piece of tape's a little bit rough but uh it's got good coverage and that uh that's pella window flashing pella's a window company they're nationwide you probably heard of them but uh the way i did it is behind the windows i flashed the entire opening and the window itself i caulked and flashed just the sides and the top i left the bottom open which is customary to allow any water that gets behind the window to drain out and we'll go take a look at the rear window same thing you can see on the bottom there that uh the opening was flashed completely on all four sides but the window itself is caulked and flashed only on the sides in the top so now i've got my windows completely installed and i can actually start putting up siding now but before i can side the front i do need to get my door installed and before i install my door i need to finish my subfloor so that's probably next on the list is finishing up the subfloor then i can get the window and store the door installed but that's going to do it for this video this so we'll talk to you guys later