Instructions / Assembly

WFHW INSTALL – 01 6/08
pittsbur
ghcor
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Wood Framing Wall Detail
Shim
Anchor window using
treated #10 x 3-1/2" long
flat head wood screws
Existing
Wood
Stud
Exterior Finish
(Siding or Brick)
2 x 6
Wood
Window
Frame
Caulking
Existing
2 x 6
Stud Wall
Trim Moulding
Sheathing Board
Caulking
8" x 8" x 4"
THICKSET
®
90 Block
A
nchor window using
t
reated #10 x 3-1/2" long
flat head wood screws
E
xisting
W
ood
B
uck
– I
f window is
ordered with a 2 x 8 wood frame, the
2 x 8 can serve as the wood buck.
Exterior Finish
2
x 6
Wood
Window
Frame
Bead of caulking
CMU Wall Detail
8
" x 8" x 4"
T
HICKSET
®
9
0
B
lock
Existing
CMU Substrate
Shim
PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION
LIGHTWISE
®
RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS
Wood Framed Hurricane-Resistant
Glass Block Window
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Materials Included:
• One (1) Pittsburgh Corning Wood Framed Hurricane-Resistant Glass Block Window.
Installation Instructions: (Window installation standards, such as ASTM E2112 “Standard Practice
for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors and Skylights
”, should be followed, where applicable.)
• Maintain window in an upright position during shipping,
storage and while on site.
• Immediately before installation, carefully remove all protective
wrapping and support lumber from window.
Caution: Remove
only the support lumber not the window frame.
• Lift or hoist window from the bottom. Caution: Do not lift the
window from the top as this could damage the window.
• Place window into opening with flush side toward the
exterior. Shim window level and plumb and secure shims.
Window must be anchored from the interior side. Refer to
the Rough Opening Chart for window opening dimensions.
NOTE: In masonry or concrete walls, the window openings
must be fitted with wood bucks to accommodate anchorage
of the window. Secure wood bucks into masonry or concrete
using 3/16” x 1” embedment depth Hilti Kwik-Con II fasteners
or equal, at 6” to 7” on center spacing. Countersink all
fastener heads into wood buck frame. All rough opening
dimensions apply to within wood buck framing.
• Anchor window using #10 x 3-1/2” long flat head tr
eated
wood screws. Spacing of the screws shall be as follows:
Start within 1” from each corner and spaced no more than
7” on center (per each of four sides). Be sur
e to screw through
all shims. Pre-drill all holes.
• All scr
ews must be driven perpendicular to the frame.
• All screw heads should be flush or countersunk (optional) to
the wood frame.
• Pr
operly caulk and seal the window
.
• Clean and maintain the glass block with any common
household glass cleaner
.