CSA A440.4 : 2007

Technical Committee on Performance Standards for Windows
Subcommittee on the Recommended Practice for the Installation
of Windows, Doors, and Skylights
Preface
1 Scope
2 Reference publications
3 Definitions
4 Materials
   4.1 General requirements
   4.2 Windows, doors, and skylights
   4.3 Tolerances
   4.4 Sealant joint backing
   4.5 Fasteners
   4.6 Flashing and capping
   4.7 Insulating materials
   4.8 Polyethylene
   4.9 Sealants
   4.10 Shims
   4.11 Tapes
   4.12 Wood
5 General principles
   5.1 General
   5.2 Anchorage
   5.3 Continuity with the wall
6 Preparation of openings and mounting procedures
   6.1 General
   6.2 Window or door replacement within an existing wood frame
        (retrofit)
   6.3 Entire window, door, or skylight replacement
        (complete tear-out)
   6.4 Window, door, or skylight placement
7 Insulating at the frame-to-wall or frame-to-roof junction
   (thermal barrier)
   7.1 Insulation placement
   7.2 Types of insulation
   7.3 Foam insulation
   7.4 Glass- or mineral-fibre insulation
   7.5 Rigid insulation
8 Air leakage control at the frame-to-wall or frame-to-roof
   junction (air barrier)
   8.1 General requirements
   8.2 Interior sealant method
   8.3 Polyethylene-wrap method
   8.4 Wood sub-frame method
   8.5 Drywall method
   8.6 Foam method
   8.7 Exterior sealant method
9 Vapour diffusion control at the frame-to-wall or
   frame-to-roof junction (critical barrier: vapour)
   9.1 General requirements
   9.2 Interior sealant method
   9.3 Polyethylene-wrap method
   9.4 Wood sub-frame method
   9.5 Drywall method
   9.6 Foam method
10 Precipitation ingress control at the frame-to-wall or
   frame-to-roof junction (critical barrier)
   10.1 General
   10.2 Wall or roof assemblies with two planes of protection
   10.3 Sub-sill drainage
   10.4 Face-sealing
   10.5 Cast-in-place concrete
11 Combination windows
12 Finishing
Annexes
A (informative) - Installation guidelines
B (informative) - Handling
C (informative) - Sealant selection
D (informative) - Field testing of window and door installations
E (informative) - Recommended practices
F (informative) - Window installation and sound control
                  performance (acoustics)
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Defines forth methods for both new installation and replacement installation of factory-assembled windows, exterior doors, and unit skylights that are intended for installation in low-rise buildings and buildings used primarily for residential occupancy.