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Originally Posted by wendortb
Should i remove the drywall around all of my windows in order to remove the fiberglass and install great stuff?
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Great stuff, or equivalent foam, is so much better than fiberglass for sealing around windows, that you'll probably wonder why you wasted so much time thinking about it.
I think that you definitely should dig out the fiberglass and foam the perimeters of the windows.
Regular great stuff keeps expanding into its hardening phase, and can distort a vinyl frame so that the window doesn't close easily, or at all. I ended up using regular GS at the corners for strength, and low-expansion for the sides and top & bottom. Worked good.
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Originally Posted by wendortb
If I install touch foam, this would make the windows harder to remove. Suggestions here?
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If you're going to do the wrap and re-siding this summer, it might be a good idea to wait. But if you're like me, and it takes a while to get stuff finished, foam now and live with the results when that remodel time actually comes.
I don't know if your windows are mounted with 'fins' on the outside or not but if not, removing the windows should be quite easy. Some
very careful use of a repiprocating saw or even a small electric chainsaw would make removing the foam a snap.
-AC_Hacker