Windows and Doors Selection and Installation in Fort Myers
In the city of Fort Myers you are required to have a license to install windows and doors. Below are different licenses in Lee County that will allow you to perform this work:
- Aluminum Without Concrete: residential glass window, door and vinyl panel window
- Carpentry: Doors, windows (including metal)
- Finish Carpentry: Doors, windows (including metal)
- Garage Door: This license only allows you install garage doors.
Different Type of Windows
Different Type of Doors
Installation of Windows
- Check the rough opening
- Protect against water infiltration
- Install the window
- Level the window
- Check the window for square
- Seal the perimeter
- Install Window
- Insulate against drafts
Installation of Doors
- Prep the opening (check the sill)
- Caulk the opening
- Set the door frame
- Shim, square and fasten the frame (Tack the top corners)
- Plumb the hinge side
- Shim the door frame
- Close-up of shims
- Secure the frame with screws
- Add the finishing touches (Seal the shim space)
