Thanks for watching. Happy to help!

Thank you 👍🏻

Thanks Mike! Definitely time consuming

What type of person/company would you hire to install this type of window? I recently had an old window blocked up with cinderblock. I am very unhappy with it. I would like to replace it with glass blocking. It is in my kitchen. It's too heavy of a job for me .

Whats a rubber float? Layman here. Thanks

Thank you

Yup finished the same way on both sides. Thanks for watching!

I only install pre made glass block windows for customers. I charge a flat rate

It should be fine.

Depends on how many brick or block you use, they weigh a lot more than glass block.

Hard to say without seeing for myself. But yeah I would just add some silicone

@@jeffdeshong I spoke with representative at H.D. He said it is purposefully made that way, so that if moisture gets into the glass, the water will have an escape route, and the mortar will wick it away. Here's what I think, they shouldn't count on the product failing, and build in 3 huge gaps between the bottom row of the 4 glass blocks. I'm putting silicone in those, plus placing a rubber wall track thingy around the entire thing, and putting an extra bead along where the plastic meets at the corners of the small pullout window, and removed the screen, siliconed those 4 edges, too. My window frame is solid steel, and I wasn't going to mortar, but just silicone it into place. The framing already had the metal edge around the top and sides, so it keeps the window from slipping forward. Well, cheers to DYI's, and thank you for responding. There was no way that I was tearing out that perfectly good, solid, metal framing. Thanks, again!

​@@raymarshall2995 there is moisture in the air that will condense in there when it gets cold, and covering those gaps prevents it from escaping properly. Every window of all kinds has small gaps like that to let moisture out of the bottom.Dont cover manufacturer designed gaps.

@@ReticulatingSplines_ Does the moisture get into the blocks via the gaps between the blocks? The reason I ask is because if I were stacking and mortaring each block, row after row, , where would the water have room to escape? I had the preset made windows in the box for 4 years before I got around to getting them out. In a moisture secure environment, the thin, small bead of glue that was barely holding the outer, narrow edges together was already turning a yellowish brown, and it was pulling away from the corners of where it was barely secure. There are more gaps in between those blocks than a double-punched piece of swiss cheese! The ONLY places that there were any silicone of substance was in between the top 4 blocks (3 spaces), about 2 inches deep, and the blocks are 6" deep! There are 2 rows, and in between the 1-2 row, there was less than 2 inches between those, making the horizontal lines, before it met with the top of the window void 😳! With the amout of gaps in those suckers, and the deteriorating, dime width space of inferior silicone, that whole DANG thing is basically a strainer. Hell, no wonder they say it will collect water, and will need somewhere for it to run off to. That cheap screen insert they have screwed in over the window would hold out more water than those blocks. It's sorry manufacturing job, and there should be no reason for than silicone to be deteriorating inside of a box, that's inside of my house. Two rows of blocks ☆'☆'☆'☆: 4 same size ☆'*[ ]*'☆: 2 outside are like top, the inner blocks are smaller, where it meets up around/sandwiches in window. If I turn window upside down, looking between those bottom 4 windows, I can drop a paint stirrer stick all the way thru the bottom blocks, and into the gaps of the top blocks, total 8-9"! The silcone that holds the two rows together, 2" on the end of a 6" wide window. 12"×31" blocks with pullout window: The 3 vertical lines holding together 4, Double stacked, 12" vertical---has 2 inches of silcone, leaving 8 inches between top/bottom. The horizontal 4 blocks, including pullout window, is 31 across, and there's 2 inces on each end of that horizontal line, leaving 29" of open space between bottom 4 windows and the pullout window. That's just crap! The only thing that has a dime thick bead of silicone is on the front and back side laying on tops of windows. Those things are manufactured for failure from the get-go, so when they fail, sooner than later, it's another set of windows sold. Again, if I were laying each block, I would not be incorporating 80% of gaps, only mortaring the top/side edges 20%. I appreciate your response. I've made video of all the gaps, and what I've done to fix things. Build a product that doesn't contain 80% gaps, and you won't need to leave the holes for all the water to escape the doorways they left open.

That metal thing is just a glass block reinforcer. I wouldn’t lay them on wood.

I recently had a brick layer block up a window in my kitchen. Anderson refused to install a new window because they could not guarantee it would be sturdy. I hired someone to block it up. They used cinderblock. Bad choice for a kitchen window. Not to mention it the mortor looks like it was done by a 3 yr old. I like it knocked out and replaced with a glass block window. I am in Philly. So, do I hire a window instalker or a brick layer? Your video is very well done. Great job on the window install.

Hard to say without actually seeing it but sounds like there shouldn’t be any problems. I would definitely add a lot of brick ties to keep it from moving while building.

You can do whatever you like. If you’re finishing the inside of the room then you could add some type of trim. Since mine will be block when finished,the window will have a 4 inch shelf. The blocks are filled with concrete.

If it’s only temporary, some clear caulk should hold up for the winter.

No

Lintel with 4 inch block

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@@jeffdeshong Ok. Thank you. You did a wonderful job on that window.

@@juanitawatson596 appreciate it 👍🏻

Compared to regular windows? I would say yes

@@jeffdeshong Hey thanks for responding! My room's window is facing our neighbor's house and they are loud AF. I've been thinking of placing glass blocks instead though my only air ventilation is my AC.

@@libbyrose8541 you could always add a glass block vent. They have a couple different sizes. Should still help with the noise.

Thank you! @@jeffdeshong

Yes ratio is 2:1. 2 sand to 1 mortar

Kinda like any window?