Sunday, 9 March 2014

New Windows for Mekicevica

Spring weather is here and it is time to get going with maintenance projects. This weekend, Mekicevica is getting new windows. They will be of a UV-resistant, surface-hardened polyacrylate variety known as XT.
The first task was cutting the windows.

Important points are:
  • warm room;
  • fine blades of the type used to cut aluminium;
  • low-speed saw;
  • take your time.
Installing the new windows is a two-person job and very fiddly.

As with anything in life, practice makes (almost) perfect. The first window took us nearly two hours; the second took 15 minutes...