I've been replacing a basement window, just one, for 2 days now. It started when I was leaf blowing and blew the window out, apparently it was a little rotted, lol. No problem, I had a window, the same kind, I had removed last year and saved. Busted the old window out and...WTF, bricks? In a poured foundation? Apparently the cut opening was too big, it was built up with brick then skim coated, except there wasn't any mortar between them and they were set so they pitched into the basement. Close up the hole for the night.
Out to get mortar in the morning. Get back, get side tracked for a couple hours, helping my buddy build a front end for a mini bike, our fat assess are bending the stock one.. lol. Ok back to work, mortared that shit up, built up a nice grade to the outside, go to fit the window.. FUCK! too much mortar..window won't fit. The window was an old wood frame window, so I figure i'm in this deep might as well do it right, go back and buy a slightly smaller, vinyl double pane insulated window. Rip some boards down to frame the opening, get it framed up, window in.. Where's my masonry screws??? Hour+ spent searching for those and my masonry drills, find them..oh yeah, they're hex head, I need counter sunk inside the new window channel...back to the hardware store.
I just got back, I'm smoking now, drinking orange Fanta and vodka, trying to get psyched up about going to finish this up by flashlight in the cold.