Astm Standard For Fenestration Installations Now Approved

After five years of development stages, the ASTM E 2112 Standard Practice for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors and Skylights was recently approved. The standard offers about 190 pages of clear installation instructions for both retrofit and new construction, and is geared primarily toward the residential market. The standard can be used with most any residential window on the market. The first of its type on the market it gives installation techniques for those who don't have any. The ASTM standard committee sees the window and wall as one envelope, and expects the new standard will bridge the two areas together.